VS.11 Civil Rights in Virginia

Which event is the student describing in the report?

• Massive Resistance
• Brown v. Board of Education
• The Civil Rights Act
• The Voting Rights Act

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VS.11a,b

The student would like to include the effect of this decision. Which effect would most likely be included?

• Schools were able to remain segregated as long at they were considered equal
• Voting rights would no longer be limited
• New schools would be built across the United States
• Public schools were ordered to integrate

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VS.11a,b

The student got feedback on their report and wants to add additional events related to school desegregation. Which of the following should be included? Select TWO.

• Barbara Johns leads a student strike to protest poor conditions at her school
• L. Douglas Wilder is elected Governor of Virginia
• Virginia passes laws as a part of Massive Resistance to avoid integrating schools
• Voters have to pay poll taxes to vote
• Maggie L. Walker starts the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank

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VS.11a,b

Which Virginian was the first African American winner of a major men’s tennis championship who also became an author and spokesperson for social change?

• A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
• b. Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
• c. Harry Byrd
• d. Arthur Ashe

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VS.11a,b

Who is described in this newspaper headline?

• a. Linwood Holton
• b. L. Douglas Wilder
• c. Oliver Hill
• d. Irene Morgan

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VS.11a,b

Who is being described in the diagram below?

• a. Hariet Tubman
• b. Maggie Walker
• c. Samuel Tucker
• d. Barbara Johns

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VS.11a,b

What was Robert Russa Moton’s main contribution to the Civil Rights Movement?

• He worked to improve education and support equal opportunities for African Americans.
• He led a student protest against poor school conditions.
• He was an attorney who represented students in Brown v. Board of Education.
• He organized sit-ins and protests to desegregate buses in Virginia.

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VS.11a,b

Describe one way Virginians challenged segregation.

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VS.11a,b

Use the chart to help you answer questions 10 - 12. How were the actions of Barbara Johns and Irene Morgan similar?

• They both led student strikes to protest unfair school conditions.
• They both refused to follow unjust laws and their cases helped change those laws.
• They both became lawyers who argued cases before the Supreme Court.
• They both served as elected officials in the Virginia government.

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VS.11a,b

Use the chart to help you answer questions 10 - 12. What was the main difference between Barbara Johns and Irene Morgan’s roles?

• Johns was a student leader, while Morgan challenged a law as a citizen
• Johns was a lawyer, while Morgan worked in government
• Johns led a court case, while Morgan started a school
• Johns worked in business, while Morgan worked in education

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VS.11a,b