1960s Civil Rights

Which doctrine relating to public education was overturned by the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education? (a)  

• "separate but equal"
• Due process of law
• “all deliberate speed"
• Equal protection of the law

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?

• Housing

• Churches

• Private universities

• Public accommodations

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in which activity?

• Hiring an employee

• Selling or renting a home.

• Awarding a construction contract.

• Admitting students to state universities.

Which of the following was not advocated by the Black Panthers?

• Nonviolence

• Black Power

• Black Nationalism

• Community Development

To achieve victory in the struggle for civil rights, Martin L. King, Jr., encouraged a policy of:

• Armed confrontation

• Lawsuits.

• Nonviolent protest.

• National strikes

Martin Luther King, Jr., was a founder and the first president of the ___.

• Nation of Islam.

• Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

• Southern Christian Leadership Committee

• Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

One accomplishment of the (a)   was bringing about a federal ban on segregation in all interstate travel facilities.

• Freedom Riders.
• Little Rock Nine
• Black Panthers.
• Freedom Summer.

Appealing to many African Americans' anger and frustration over a lack of social and economic power, (a)   preached a militant approach to civil rights.

• Malcolm X
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Fannie Lou Hamer
• Medgar Evers

The black power movement taught that African Americans should

• Separate from white society and lead their own communities.

• Strive to end segregation with boycotts and strikes.

• Emigrate back to Africa, similar to Marcus Garvey

• Use nonviolent protest to bring about change.

Civil rights activists used this technique to force segregated establishments (businesses) to serve African Americans.

• Freedom rides.

• Boycotts.

• Sit-ins.

• The March on Washington.