Civil Rights and South Carolina

The celebration of Black History Month/African American History Month began under this Harvard-trained historian:

• Frederick Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman

• Carter G. Woodson

The month of February was selected as Black History Month because

• It's the shortest month

• It's the birth month of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln

• It's the month wherein we celebrate President's Day

• It's the birth month of Abolitionist Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and President Barack Obama

The separation of people in their daily lives based on race is called

• segregation

• desegregation

• integration

• intimidation

A process to end segregation in public areas based on race is called

• integration

• segregation

• desegregation

• intimidation

The mixing of people or things together that were formerly separated, is called

• intimidation

• integration

• segregation

• desegregation

A form of non-violent protest wherein a number of people occupy an area and refuse to move, is called a(an)

• boycott

• march

• sit-out

• sit-in

• counter hold

This term means to “pre-judge” or to have a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience:

• prejudice

• pretentious

• precocious

• prevalence

What does it mean to "intimidate" someone?

• To mix people or things that were previously separated

• To frighten someone into doing what one wants them to do

• To invite someone out on a date

• To decide you don't like someone just because

• To investigate a serious situation

In the Plessy vs Ferguson court case, Homer Plessy was trying to

• get his 7 year old daughter enrolled in an all-white school

• go bowling at an all-white bowling alley

• order a meal at a lunch counter that did not serve blacks

• ride a train in an all-white car

Who was Ferguson in Plessy vs Ferguson?

• the judge

• the lawyer

• the 7 year old girl

• the bus rider