Civil Rights Review

What was the PRIMARY role of Thurgood Marshall in the Civil Rights Movement?

• He organized marches and advertising to publicize minority issues.

• He challenged lawmakers by running for state and national offices.

• He participated in peaceful protests to integrate public places.

• He used judicial means to challenge unconstitutional treatment of minorities.

Which inference can be made from the statement by Malcolm X: "We declare our right on this earth...to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary."?

• If necessary, violence could be used to force change.

• If necessary, African Americans would leave the country.

• If necessary, African Americans could vote as a united group.

• If necessary, the courts would bring suits against segregationists.

The intent of the civil rights legislation passed in 1964, 1965, and 1968 was to:

• prohibit gerrymandering of congressional districts

• establish affirmative action quotas in federal employment

• force changes in the welfare system, medicare, and social security

• end discrimination in hiring, voting, and segregating public facilities

The Chicano Movement and the work of Cesar Chavez focused mainly on:

• reforming immigration policies

• ending segregation in public facilities

• providing equal access to good schools

• improving working conditions for farm laborers

Which activist group sought to address issues related to Native American rights and sovereignty in the United States?

• Black Panthers

• American Indian Movement (AIM)

• Brown Berets

• Young Lords

Thurgood Marshall was the Chief Legal Counsel of this organization starting in 1936

(a)  

Director of the FBI and responsible for the spying of many civil rights organizations (Last name only)

(a)  

This 3-letter insecticide is responsible for high cancer rates and was one reason Cesar Chavez protested

(a)  

The map supports the conclusion that by 1964 racial integration in schools in the South was

• completed by the 1960's

• supported by most Southerners

• occurring at different rates in states

• failing in Oklahoma, Kentucky and West Virginia

The Freedom Ride that led to the greatest number of arrests began in which city?

• Shreveport

• Nashville

• Ocala

• Newark