DP History- Paper 1- Rights and Protests

Who was 'Jim Crow'?

• A nineteenth century theatre act which mocked black people.

• A character from a Mark Twain novel.

• A victim of a lynching

 Which of these states had segregation laws? (2)

• New York

• Coloarado

• Mississippi

• Arkansas

What had the Supreme court ruled in 1896 (Plessy v Ferguson)?

• That segregated provision was, by its nature, unfair.

• That segregated provision was legal as long as it the facilities provided were equal.

• That any American could travel by first class train if they had bought a ticket.

When was the Ku Klux Klan founded?

• 1890

• 1776

• 1865

• 1950

Why did the Klan gain more support in the 1950s and 1960s?

• As a result of television programmes about the history of the United States.

• As a reaction to the Civil Rights movement

• As a reaction to the Cold War 

Where were Federal troops send in 1957 to enforce a Supreme Court ruling?

• Montgomery, Alabama.

• Little Rock Arkansas

• Birmingham, Alabama

Whose actions triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott in December 1955?

• Rosa Parks

• Claudette Colvin

• Martin Luther King

What were 'freedom rides'?

• White and black students rode buses to protest against segregated facilities

• Free passes on the buses given to the black population after the bus boycott.

• White students came to the south to encourage black voter registration.

How many people were on the Washington March in 1963?

• 50 000

• 250 000

• 1 million

What famous speech to Martin Luther King deliver at Washington in 1963?

• 'I have a dream'

• 'It is time to break silence'

• 'I have been to the mountain top, and I have seen the promised land'