Civil Rights Movement MLK Linking Past to Present

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

• housing
• churches
• private universities
• public facilities

Which of the following laws removed restrictions and limitations on Af. Am. males in participating fully in the democratic process?

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964
• The 14th Amendment

What was the significance of Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas?

• It resolved the issue raised by Rosa Parks.
• It overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and legally required schools to desegregate.
• Fifteen teachers who had been arrested in Topeka, Kansas for protesting discriminatory hiring practices were released from jail.
• The University of Kansas was required to refund the tuition of over one hundred white students who did not want to attend school with Black students.

Which of the following was NOT true of the Jim Crow Era?

• It began after Reconstruction.
• It ended with American victory in World War II.
• State and local laws enforced racial segregation in the South.
• Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement worked hard to end it.

What word means the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex?

• discrimination
• favoritism
• nepotism
• justice

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a law which --

• Was introduced and signed into law by President John F. Kennedy.
• Made discrimination based on race, religion, or ethnicity illegal.
• Made gender discrimination illegal.
• Outlawed discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.

What was one major element of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• It outlawed literacy tests as a requirement for voting.
• It overturned Roe v. Wade.
• It allowed recent immigrants to vote even if they were still in the process of becoming a citizen.
• It gave indigenous people the right to vote, making them the last minority group in the United States to receive this right.

Other than job opportunities, what was a reason Af. Am. moved to the north and west from 1910-1970?

• Seeking warmer climate
• Desire for better education
• Avoiding high cost of living
• Escape racial segregation and discrimination

What is the term for African American population movement to the north and west from 1910-1970?

• Trick question, there was no migration to the north is was FROM the north TO the south.
• The Mass Migration
• The Great Migration
• The Great Exodus

What amendment did the Supreme Court rule that segregation of schools violated?

• 1st
• 5th
• 13th
• 14th
• 15th