Early Civil Rights Efforts (USHB)

In the late 1800s, many states established legal ________ , or the separation of people by race.

• suffrage

• diversity

• segregation

• discrimination

Plessy v. _______ (1896) upheld the “separate but equal” doctrine.

• Ferguson

• Brown

• Board of Education

• Topeka

Incidents among African Americans dropped in numbers after Jim Crow laws went into effect.

• true

• false

African Americans were...

• intimidated and threatened

• denied equal opportunties

• forced to accept a second-class status

• all answer choices are correct

Many African Americans were also denied the right to vote.

• true

• false

The basic rights to which all citizens are entitled.

• civil rights

• natural rights

• perceived rights

• necessary rights

During World War II, African Americans...

click all that apply

• received low pay

• served in segregated units

• were kept out of combat

• faced discrimination

Which is true of Philip Randolph?

• he was a leading figure in the African American community

• he worked to create more opportunities for African Americans during WWI

• he led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

• all answer choices are correct

Executive Order 8802 outlawed discrimination in ______ industries.

• manufacturing

• educational

• agricultural

• defense

The United States entered WWII in...

• 1941

• 1945

• 1938

• 1943