NAACP History and Impact

The video discusses the history and impact of the NAACP, highlighting its founding, early legal actions, and campaigns against segregation and lynching. It covers significant legal cases and strategies that led to advancements in civil rights, particularly in education, and the role of key figures like Thurgood Marshall.

What was the main purpose of the March on Washington in 1963?

• To demand equal rights and justice for all

• To protest against the Vietnam War

• To support a political candidate

• To celebrate the end of segregation

Who is Bernardet P and what role does she play in Prince William County?

• A local politician

• A civil rights activist

• An assistant County attorney and member of the Black History Committee

• A school teacher

What was the original name of the NAACP when it was founded?

• National Negro Committee

• African-American Rights Association

• Colored People's Union

• Civil Rights League

What was the significance of the Pink Franklin case?

• It was the first case to challenge school segregation

• It resulted in the abolition of the death penalty

• It was the first case the NAACP won in the Supreme Court

• It led to the creation of the NAACP's legal redress department

What is 'The Crisis' in the context of the NAACP?

• A government policy

• A protest movement

• A publication by the NAACP

• A legal case

What was the NAACP's strategy to challenge segregation in schools?

• Filing lawsuits to enforce 'separate but equal' accommodations

• Boycotting segregated schools

• Organizing protests

• Lobbying for new legislation

Who was recruited by Walter White to serve as the chief legal counsel for the NAACP?

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Charles Hamilton Houston

• Thurgood Marshall

What was the outcome of the Gaines case regarding the University of Missouri law school?

• The case was dismissed

• The law school was closed

• The Supreme Court ruled that the law school could not exclude students based on race

• The law school was forced to integrate immediately

What was the impact of the NAACP's campaign against segregation in federal agencies?

• It had no significant impact

• It led to the immediate desegregation of all federal offices

• It raised awareness and put pressure on the government to change policies

• It resulted in new segregation laws

What was the significance of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision?

• It was the first case the NAACP lost

• It upheld the 'separate but equal' doctrine

• It overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision

• It had no impact on segregation laws