Civil Rights Era Test

 The first African American to integrate professional baseball was

• Josh Gibson
• Satchel Paige
• Jackie Robinson
• Eddie Murray

During the 1960s, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) used sit-ins primarily to

• protest high college tuition costs
• promote passage of clean air laws
• support voting rights for 18-year-old citizens
• challenge racially segregated public facilities 

The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. —Executive Order 11246 as amended, September 24, 1965

What was the main purpose of this executive order?

• To provide on-the-job training for new workers

• To guarantee a minimum wage for employees

• To provide corporate tax cuts to companies

• To expand protections in hiring decisions

The passage of legislation that were passed as part of Johnson's Great Society program, resulted in —

• the regulation of cabinet-level agencies
• federal guarantees of income
• limitations on government expenditures
• the creation of programs to alleviate poverty

What decision resulted from the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• Separate-but-equal schools are not equal, and so they are a violation of the Constitution
• Segregated schools must be within five miles of each other in order to assure equal physical access.
• Segregated schools within the same school district must be controlled by the same Board of Education.
• Separate-but-equal schools must file a report with the government showing that they are providing a high-level of education.

Shirley Chisholm-1st African American woman to serve in Congress

• True

• False

Little Rock, Arkansas-Governor Orval Faubus challenged the power of the Federal government to desegregate schools

• True

• False

Which method for achieving civil rights is most associated with Martin Luther King, Jr.?

• Pursuing litigation through the court system

• Obtaining signatures to petition for a referendum

• Using peaceful protests and acts of civil disobedience

• Recalling officials in special elections

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

• Public accomodations
• housing
• churches
• Private universities

Which leader is most closely associated with the non-violent approach of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?

• Malcolm X of the Black Muslims
• Huey Newton of the Black Panthers
• Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Institute
• Martin Luther King Jr. of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference