Televising the Civil Rights Movement

True or false?

Dwight D Eisenhower supported African-American integration.

• True

• False

True or false?

Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses had given African-Americans the right to vote.

• True

• False

Which newspapers documented Civil Rights?

• New York Times

• Boston Globe

The Civil Rights Movement couldn't have occurred without the

• T.V.

• Newspaper

• Radio

True or false?

CBS news reporter, William Peters said "The Negro Revolution of the 1960s could not have occurred without the Televison coverage".

• True

• False

What did girls in the Little Rock Nine wear?

• White blouses

• Khaki Slacks

• White dresses

What did police officers use to attack African-Americans?

• Firehoses

• German-Shepherds

• Bombs

• Brutal force

True or false?

If it hadn't been for television, there wouldn't have been the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

• True

• False

How long was it before the non-minorities believed African Americans?

• 2 centuries

• 90 years

• 75 years

• 4 centuries

Why was television so effective in gaining empathy and awareness for African-Americans?

• It made T.V. viewers feel like they were a part of that event.

• They spoke louder than any printed page.

• They were more specific

• They talked more about the events