Unit 16 Test

Although the civil rights movement did not lead to large protests until the 1950s, the ____________________ had supported court cases intended to overturn segregation since its founding in 1909.

• CORE
• NAACP
• SCLC
• SNCC

Outraged by Rosa Parks’ arrest, Jo Ann Robinson, head of a local organization called the Women’s Political Council, called on African Americans to

• organize a protest outside the courthouse
• go on strike
• elect new city officials
• boycott Montgomery buses

In __________________ (1896), the Supreme Court created the "Separate but Equal" doctrine, allowing for legal racial segregation

• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Texas v. Johnson
• Brown v. Board of Education

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?

• that African American students are allowed to attend white schools but would remain in separate classrooms
• that the segregation of public schools is morally wrong
• that "separate but equal" facilities were allowed to segregate African Americans
• that the segregation of public schools is unconstitutional

How did President Eisenhower respond to the Arkansas governor's use of troops to prevent integration?

• He gave a public address appealing to Southerners to obey the new laws
• He allowed the governor to prevent desegregation
• He had the attorney general file suit in the Supreme Court
• He sent in the military to protect African American rights

Dr. King delivered the powerful speech outlining his dream of freedom and equality for all Americans at the Lincoln Memorial in _________________, on August 28, 1963.

• Memphis, TN
• Birmingham, AL
• Washington, DC
• Montgomery, AL

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 authorized the attorney general to send ___________ examiners to register qualified voters, bypassing local officials who often refused to register African Americans.

• state
• county
• city
• federal

In the spring of 1963, Dr. King decided to launch demonstrations in __________________, knowing they would probably provoke a violent response, because he believed that was the only way to get President Kennedy to actively support civil rights.

• Birmingham, AL
• Memphis, TN
• Montgomery, AL
• Selma, AL

Dr. King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was a defense of ___________________.

• violent resistance
• segregation
• the Brown v. Board decision
• nonviolent resistance

The purpose of the _________ March was to campaign for voting rights in the South.

• Washington
• Selma
• Birmingham
• Montgomery