Which of the following were organizations that fought for equal rights for African Americans throughout the 20th century? (Choose 3 that apply.)

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

The National Association of Colored Women.

The National Coalition of Freedmen.

What three things increased the efforts to bring civil rights to African-Americans? (Choose 3 answers)

Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education

Leadership of Martin Luther King Jr.

What impact did Sarah Mae Flemming's actions have on the Civil Rights Movement?

She inspired Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

She inspired others to use jail no bail

She inspired others to use lunch counter sit-ins

She inspired equalization efforts at African American schools

The Friendship Nine introduced the tactic of "jail, no bail." How did this tactic work?

Students would serve out their jail sentences instead of paying their fine

Students would plead guilty to all charges

Students would use expensive legal council provided by the state

Students would only sit-in at white owned restaurants

Which of the following were the Charleston Nurses Strike trying to accomplish? (Choose 3 answers.)

Correct unfair wages and hiring practices

Obtain equal treatment in the workplace

Expansion of the right to vote in primaries

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30 sec • 6 pts

What was the primary way the NAACP challenged discriminatory policies?

They led many boycotts, sit ins, and marches to demonstrate their frustrations with segregation.

They took a legal approach and brought cases to the courts that challenged practices of discrimination.

They urged African Americans to resist discrimination "by any means necessary" and use violence if necessary.

They voted in large numbers to elect politicians sympathetic to their cause.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

What issue led to the Briggs v. Elliott case?

A request to transfer children from the all-black school they attended to an integrated school in Clarendon County.

A request to get new books for children in the all-black schools in Clarendon County.

A request to get new air conditioning window units for the all-black schools in Clarendon County.

A request to get a new bus to take children to the all-black school they attended in Clarendon County.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

What court case became one of five that became part of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas decision?

Elmore v. Rice

Briggs v. Elliott

Loving v. Virginia

Plessy v. Ferguson

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

What was the result of Brown v. the Board of Education?

Schools were required to educate immigrants, regardless of their parent's nationality.

Schools were allowed to continue the practice of segregation in certain cases.

Schools were required to integrate schools "with all deliberate speed".

Schools were required to educate women at the same time as the male population.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

The equalization effort in South Carolina was a massive school building program aimed at doing which of the following?

Getting South Carolina students ready to compete against the Soviets during the Cold War.

Allowing South Carolina to continue to segregate students by meeting the "separate but equal" criteria.

Building larger schools in order to educate large student populations created by integration.

Updating schools with newer technology developed during World War II and the Cold War.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

Which event, that lead to the killing of three people, took place in response to protests over the unlawful segregation of a bowling alley?

The Denmark Vesey Revolt

The Hamburg Massacre

The Orangeburg Massacre

The Freedom Riders Campaign

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

Which of the following best explains the United States Supreme Court ruling in Elmore v. Rice?

The court ruled that the white control of farms was unconstitutional.

The court ruled that the use of a white primary was unconstitutional.

The court ruled that the white-only waiting rooms were unconstitutional.

The court ruled that the white-only hiring practices were unconstitutional.

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Civil Rights Movement

What was the primary way the NAACP challenged discriminatory policies?

What issue led to the Briggs v. Elliott case?

What court case became one of five that became part of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas decision?

What was the result of Brown v. the Board of Education?

The equalization effort in South Carolina was a massive school building program aimed at doing which of the following?

Which event, that lead to the killing of three people, took place in response to protests over the unlawful segregation of a bowling alley?

Which of the following best explains the United States Supreme Court ruling in Elmore v. Rice?

Which South Carolinian authored the Southern Manifesto which condemned the Brown v. Board of Education decision and encouraged resistance to desegregation?

Which of the following were organizations that fought for equal rights for African Americans throughout the 20th century? (Choose 3 that apply.)

What three things increased the efforts to bring civil rights to African-Americans? (Choose 3 answers)

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