Semester 2 Day 9 DOL - Progressive Era Civil Rights

What was the purpose of literacy tests and poll taxes?

• To promote equality and fairness in voting
• To encourage more people to participate in elections
• To provide educational opportunities for minority groups
• To disenfranchise African Americans and other minority groups from voting.

Segregation laws can be referred to as

• Integration laws
• Jim Crow laws
• Equality laws
• Freedom laws

Which infamous Supreme Court case upheld the legality of segregation laws?

• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Marbury v. Madison
• Roe v. Wade
• Brown v. Board of Education

Which statement best summarizes Booker T. Washington's approach to civil rights for African Americans?

• Political activism and protest marches
• Integration and equal rights legislation
• Vocational education and economic self-reliance
• Emphasis on higher education and professional careers

Which Progressive Era civil rights leader founded the NAACP and demanded immediate social, political, and economic equality for African Americans?

• W.E.B. Du Bois
• Frederick Douglass
• Booker T. Washington
• Malcolm X