Civil Rights Movement Key Concepts

The video covers the early civil rights movement in the US, focusing on the 1940s and 50s. It discusses types of segregation, early victories, and key figures like Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King Jr. The video also highlights legal challenges, resistance to desegregation, and significant events like the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Little Rock integration.

What is the difference between de jure and de facto segregation?

• De jure is by law, de facto is by custom.

• Both are by custom.

• De jure is by custom, de facto is by law.

• Both are by law.

What was the purpose of Executive Order 8802?

• To establish the NAACP.

• To end segregation in public transportation.

• To desegregate schools.

• To prohibit discrimination in the defense industry.

Which organization was formed to end discriminatory practices and improve race relations?

• KKK

• NAACP

• CORE

• SCLC

What significant barrier did Jackie Robinson break in 1947?

• He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

• He was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball.

• He became the first African-American Supreme Court Justice.

• He founded the NAACP.

What was the impact of President Truman's Executive Order 9981?

• It desegregated the military.

• It ended school segregation.

• It established the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

• It created the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

What was the outcome of the Brown vs. Board of Education case?

• It upheld the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision.

• It declared separate but equal education unconstitutional.

• It established the NAACP.

• It ended all forms of segregation in the US.

Who was the Chief Justice during the Brown vs. Board of Education case?

• Orval Faubus

• Thurgood Marshall

• Earl Warren

• Harry Truman

What was the significance of the Little Rock Nine?

• They were the first group of black students to integrate a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas.

• They led the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

• They were the first African-American baseball team.

• They were the first African-American Supreme Court Justices.

What was the main goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• To establish the NAACP.

• To create the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• To end segregation on public buses.

• To desegregate public schools.

Who emerged as a prominent leader during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Earl Warren

• Jackie Robinson

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.