8-5.4

Which South Carolinian spoke out against integrating public schools in South Carolina?

• Modjeska Simkins.

• Strom Thurmond.

• Matthew Perry.

• Septima Clark.

The equalization effort in South Carolina was a massive school building program aimed at doing which of the following?

• Getting South Carolina students ready to compete against the Soviets during the Cold War.

• Allowing South Carolina to continue to segregate students by meeting the "separate but equal" criteria.

• Building larger schools in order to educate large student populations created by integration.

• Updating schools with newer technology developed during World War II and the Cold War.

Which event took place in response to protests over the unlawful segregation of a bowling alley?

• The Denmark Vesey Revolt.

• The Hamburg Massacre.

• The Orangeburg Massacre.

• The Freedom Riders Campaign.

Which of the following best explains the United States Supreme Court ruling in Elmore v. Rice?

• The court ruled that the white control of farms was unconstitutional.

• The court ruled that the use of a white primary was unconstitutional.

• The court ruled that the white-only waiting rooms were unconstitutional.

• The court ruled that the white-only hiring practices were unconstitutional.

What was the result of Brown v the Board of Education?

• Schools were required to educate immigrants, regardless of their parent's nationality.

• Schools were allowed to continue the practice of segregation in certain cases.

• Schools were required to integrate schools "with all deliberate speed".

• Schools were required to educate women at the same time as the male population.

What issue led to the Briggs v Elliott case?

• A request to transfer children from the all-black school they attended to an integrated school in Clarendon County.

• A request to get new books for children in the all-black schools in Clarendon County.

• A request to get new air conditioning window units for the all-black schools in Clarendon County.

• A request to get a new bus to take children to the all-black school they attended in Clarendon County.

What was the primary way the NAACP challenged discriminatory policies?

• They led many boycotts of major retailers in an effort to force change.

• They took a legal approach to force changes to the way things were being done.

• They urged African Americans to resist discrimination "by any means necessary".

• They voted in large numbers to elect politicians sympathetic to their cause.

After the Brown v Board ruling, Governor James Byrnes joined many other South Carolina leaders in urging citizens to do what?

• Peacefully begin to integrate.

• Resist desegregation.

• Nullify the ruling through a convention.

• File an appeal on behalf of the state.

Which of the following was not a way that South Carolina resisted efforts to integrate schools?

• The equalization effort.

• The creation of the White Citizens Council.

• The creation of "white flight" schools.

• The use of more accepting enrollment policies for colleges.

Which of the following were organizations that fought for equal rights for African Americans throughout the 20th century? (Choose 3 that apply.)

• The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

• The National Association of Colored Women.

• The National Coalition of Freedmen.

• The National Urban League.