Unequal Opportunities for African Americans

What led to the formation of the National Association for the Advancement Of Colored People

(NAACP).

• Support and encouragement from the government

• Peaceful coexistence and equality for all races

• Violence and discrimination against African Americans

• Economic prosperity and job opportunities for African Americans

The NAACP was created by a group of white supporters and?

• Asian American advocates

• African American activists

Why was Homer Plessey arrested?

• Refusing to leave a whites only railroad care

• Trespassing on private property

• Jaywalking

• Stealing from a bank

The Jim Crow laws denied the Blacks/African Americans the right to?

• vote, attend the same schools as white children, and access public facilities

• receive fair wages

• serve on juries

• own property and businesses

The fight to end the unfair treatment of Black Americans, beginning in the 1950s, in which activists fought for Black Americans to gain equal

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Black Power Movement

• nonviolent resistance

• segregation

Why did managers at Langley decide to hire African Americans?

• The law required them to hire African American employees.

• The managers did not want to be seen as racist.

• They could no longer satisfy the demand with only white employees.

W.E.B. DuBois created the NAACP in order to organize together and fight to

• fight for civil rights and equality for African Americans

• advocate for the deportation of African Americans

• oppose the rights of African Americans

• promote segregation and discrimination

What was the goal of the Jim Crow laws?

• To provide equal opportunities for African Americans

• To enforce racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.

• To eliminate racial discrimination and prejudice

• To promote equality and integration among all races

What did the Jim Crow laws Require?

• Integration of races

• Equal rights for all races

• Abolition of slavery

• Racial segregation

Which right did Homer Plessey think was violated when he was arrested?

• 14th

• 13th

• 15th

• 17th