Taking on Segregation

Which Supreme Court case established that "separate but equal" was legal?

• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Miranda v. Arizona

What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?

• Separating the races
• Separate people based on class
• Uniting people based on race
• Uniting people based on class

How did WWII set the stage for the Modern Civil Rights Movement? (SELECT ALL)

• There was a high demand for workers of all races in industrial jobs.

• Many African American volunteered to fight in the war.

• Many African American refused to fight in the war as a form of protest.

• During the war, President Roosevelt prohibited racial discrimination by federal agencies and companies.

Which Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and that "separate but equal" was legal?

• Madison v. Marbury
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Miranda v. Arizona

Who openly resisted desegregation in the public school system?

• Governor Orval Faubus
• Governor Bill Clinton
• President Eisenhower
• President Roosevelt

The Little Rock Nine were only able to fully attend Central High School when this president sent in Federal troops to accompany them.

• President Eisenhower
• President Roosevelt
• President Johnson
• President Kennedy

Who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Rosa Parks
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Ella Baker
• Thurgood Marshall

Who was elected to lead the Montgomery Improvement Association and Boycott?

• Rosa Parks
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Ella Baker
• Thurgood Marshall

In what ways did African Americans have to sacrifice to ensure the bus boycott was successful? (SELECT ALL)

• organized carpools

• walked long distances

• workers donated one-fifth of their weekly salaries

• they all bought new cars

• they stopped going to work

What did the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott prove? (SELECT ALL)

• that the African American community could organize successfully

• the power of nonviolent resistance

• that they could never beat segregation

• that State government laws were too powerful to overcome