U9D2: Civil Rights

Which president ordered that the armed forces desegregate?

• Truman

• Kennedy

• Johnson

• Nixon

What were Martin Luther King Jr.'s accomplishments? (select all that apply)

• organized protests and boycotts

• used civil disobedience and non-violent tactics

• Received the Nobel Peace Prize

• Wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and "I Have a Dream" speech

What was the message of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" written by Dr. King?

• civil disobedience is an appropriate response to injustice

• only violence can fight violence

• African Americans should do whatever is necessary to fight injustices

What was the ruling by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education? (select all the apply)

• upheld segregation as constitutional

• stated Plessy's "separate but equal" was unconstitutional

• ordered schools to desegregate

• states could decide whether to segregate or not

What was the message of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech? (select all that apply)

• all people are created equal

• peace

• racial harmony

• violence

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 state? (select all that apply)

• ended discrimination in schools and places of employment

• public facilities could not be segregated

• created the Equal Opportunity Commission

• allowed segregation in federal buildings

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 state? (select all that apply)

• ended discrimination in voting

• literacy tests and poll taxes were made illegal in both the local and state elections

• states could decide its own voting rules

What was the 24th amendment? (select all that apply)

• eliminated poll taxes in federal elections

• it did not address local and state elections

• it eliminated all poll taxes in every election - federal, state, and local

Which civil rights group grew out of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, was led by MLK, and its goal was non-violent crusades against injustice?

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

This civil rights group grew out of a sit-in protest and started out peaceful, but then it later turned militant

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)