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Mississippi Civil Rights

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was the first black student to enroll in the University of Mississippi on October 1, 1962.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Barack Obama

c)

James Meredith

2.

What is Medgar Evers most famous for?

a)

Graduating from Brandon Middle School

b)

Running for President of the KKK

c)

Becoming the first Field Secretary of the NAACP

d)

Developing the Pearl River

3.

Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner were most famous for?

a)

Starting a restaurant in Jackson MS

b)

Disappearing and being murdered during the summer of 1964

c)

Single-handedly changing voter registration in the entire nation

d)

Starting a fraternity at Jackson State University

4.

James Eastland was most famous for?

a)

Going west to California to establish a community that shared equal rights.

b)

Creating the Eastland brand of shoes during the Civil Rights era of the 1960's.

c)

Resisting Civil Rights as an influential member of the Senate of the state of Mississippi

5.

NAACP member working to desegregate Mississippi in many ways; assassinated while working to register African-American voters, sparking outrage and more push for change

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Medgar Evers

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

James Meredith

6.
Thurgood Marshall
a)
First African American Supreme Court Justice
b)
Civil Rights leader and activist
c)
Became President after JFK was assassinated
d)
Famous for the "Black Power" movement
7.

Who is the young boy who was murdered for whistling at a white woman in Mississippi?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Emmet Till

c)

Trevon Martin

8.

What is James Meredith most famous for

a)

singing the National Anthem

b)

Joining the Peace Corps

c)

Marching in the first African American Marching Band

d)

First African American to attend the University of Mississippi

9.

What did Brown v. Board of Education decide for our country?

a)

Segregation in public schools is legal.

b)

Segregation in public schools is illegal.

c)

Segregation in public school is up to the school.

10.

Emmet Till is most famous for?

a)

Founding Money Mississippi

b)

Moving his family from Chicago to Money Mississippi

c)

Being murdered by two white men while visiting family in Money Mississippi

d)

Robbed a bank in Money Mississippi

11.
The process of desegregating society based on race
a)
Boycott
b)
Integration
c)
Ghetto
d)
Affirmative action
12.
Refusing to buy a product or service
a)
Boycott
b)
Integration
c)
Ghetto
d)
Affirmative action
13.

This organization was created to get rid of racial prejudice and to help African Americans get equality under the law

a)

Supreme Court

b)

NAACP

c)

Little Rock Nine

d)

Voting Rights Act

14.
The first black student at the University of Mississippi
a)
Earl Warren
b)
James Meredith
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Jackie Robinson
15.

Name the group of students who took bus trips through the south to test out new integration laws.

a)

The Young Travelers

b)

The Black Panthers

c)

The Freedom Riders

16.
First African American MLB player
a)
Earl Warren
b)
James Meredith
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Jackie Robinson
17.

True or False: African Americans had an easy time voting in the South in the early 1900s

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: The NAACP still exits today

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Who was the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi in 1962?

a)

James Meredith

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

20.

Thurgood Marshall was the lawyer for what Supreme Court case?

a)

Little Rock Nine v Central High School

b)

Brown v Board of Education

c)

Grandfather Clause v NAACP

d)

James Meredith v University of Mississippi

21.
De jure segregation refers to which of the following? 
a)
Segregation in common practice. 
b)
Segregation in the South. 
c)
Segregation in the law. 
d)
Integrating public spaces. 
22.

James Meredith was trying to attend a(n)

a)

University

b)

High School

c)

Air force Academy

d)

presidential election

23.

Brown v Board Supreme Court case said what rule was unconstitutional

a)

Voting Rights Act

b)

Grandfather Clause

c)

Separate But Equal

d)

Civil Rights Act

24.
De facto segregation refers to which of the following? 
a)
Segregation in common practice. 
b)
Segregation in the South. 
c)
Segregation in the law. 
d)
Integration of public schools. 
25.

On James Meredith's first day....

a)

there was widespread support

b)

there were parades in his honor

c)

there were protests against him

d)

a book was written about him

26.
What is a Poll tax? 
a)
 requirement that citizens pay a tax in order to register to vote
b)
a green card
c)
tax you are required to pay on cat food
d)
none of the above
27.
Is it true 'Blacks shall never comment upon the appearance of a white female' is one of the Jim Crow Rules?
a)
No
b)
Yes
28.

Jim Crow laws were used to

a)

separate African Americans and whites

b)

help integrate schools in the South

c)

protect African Americans' voting rights

d)

change the way presidential elections were held

29.

How many years did it take for justice to be served for the racist terrorists who murdered James Chaney , Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman ?

a)

The person who masterminded the murders was Edgar Ray Killen. He escaped punishment for 41 years. In 2005, he was finally convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a term of 60 years. He died in prison in January 2018!

b)

The person who planned the murders was James Jordan. He escaped punishment for 31 years. In 1995, he was finally convicted of sentenced to the death penalty. He was executed in January 1997.

c)

Three KKK Members did the actual killing, Cecil Price, Wayne Roberts and James Jordan. Price also drove their car off the Talahachie Bridge after burning it. In 1984 on his death bed, Cecil Price confessed his part in the murders and implicated the rest of the local KKK members in the crime. In 1987 a plea bargain was reached and justice was finally served.

d)

No one was ever arrested for the murders of the three young men. Their killers, if any are still alive, are old men now. No one will ever know who was responsible.

30.

Laws that made separate places for blacks and whites were called . . .

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Civil Rights Laws

c)

Equal Rights Laws

d)

Slavery

31.

The Civil Rights Act.....

a)

banned segregation in only courthouses

b)

banned segregation in only parks

c)

banned segregation in only restaurants

d)

banned segregation in all public places

32.
What did the14th amendment do for people?
a)
addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws
b)
gave people the right to vote
c)
made the rich pay taxes and not the poor
33.

What was the name of the 14 year old African-American boy who was murdered for whistling at a white women in Money, Mississippi in 1955?

a)

Emmett Till

b)

Eman Till

c)

Elijah Till

d)

Eliot Till

34.
what did the15th amendment do? 
a)
protect people of their rights
b)
gave US citizens the right to vote no matter their skin color
c)
gave the government free money
35.
What is freedom summer
a)
ended the law
b)
payed taxes for everyone
c)
It gave Blacks the right to vote
36.

What does the term integrate mean?

a)

To punish

b)

To disobey

c)

To combine

d)

To release

37.

What did Brown vs. Board rule?

a)

Separate but Equal was unconstitutional

b)

Separate but Equal was constitutional

38.

Which organization is the following: Student-led civil rights organization known for sit-ins, marches, voter registration drives, and Freedom Riders

a)

SCVC

b)

SCCC

c)

SCNC

d)

SNCC

39.

What did Brown vs. Board end?

a)

Segregation in private schools

b)

Segregation in America

c)

Segregation in public places

d)

Segregation in public schools

40.

Why were James Chaney , Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman murdered?

a)

The Klu Klux Klan (KKK) wanted to stop African Americans from registering to vote and terrorize anyone from opposing segregation. The murder of the three young men would make people before "think twice" before opposing the powerful KKK.

b)

The Klu Klux Klan (KKK) believed that the three young men had obtained a copy of a secret Klu Klux Klan (KKK) membership list and were going to sell the document to CORE (The Congress of Racial Equality).

c)

Members of the Philadelphia, Mississippi police wanted to protect the three young men, but communist agents dressed in Klu Klux Klan uniforms kidnapped them and killed them.

d)

Chaney, who had been driving, was charged with speeding by Neshoba County sheriff’s deputy Cecil Price. Schwerner and Goodman were held for holding open containers of beer inside the car. When the three young tried to escape, they were shot..

41.

Which of the following was not a form of protest of the SNCC?

a)

Sit-ins

b)

Boycotts

c)

Fighting police officers

d)

Marching

42.

Which amendment guarantees that a state will grant a citizen "equal protection under the law" and due process?

a)

Amendment 5

b)

Amendment 13

c)

Amendment 14

d)

Amendment 15

43.

The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v Ferguson said

a)

segregation was constitutional

b)

"separate but equal" was equal

c)

"separate but equal" was allowed

44.

Which of the following ended slavery in the USA for good?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Amendment 13

c)

Amendment 14

d)

Amendment 15

45.

A group of blacks and whites who rode a bus from Mississippi to Washington, D.C. to protest segregation were called the . . .

a)

Freedom Fighters

b)

Freedom Riders

c)

Freedom Keepers

d)

Freedom Starters

46.

Which of the following were obstacles to African Americans voting in the southern states?

a)

Literacy tests

b)

poll taxes

c)

fear of losing one's job

d)

limited hours and access to the registration office

47.

Which of the photos depicts civil disobedience?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

What effect did James Meredith have on the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi?

a)

He was part of the NAACP

b)

He was against the idea of black interrogation

c)

He was apart of the FBI during the Civil Rights era

d)

He was involved with a murder

49.

What impact did the Brown vs. Board of Education court case have on Mississippi?

a)

It ruled that Ms had to integrate to its schools.

b)

It ruled that Ms had to have different school.

c)

Ms ruled that the blacks and whites were in different schools.

d)

Ms ruled to have private schools.

50.

What wording in Brown vs. Board allowed Ms to "drag its feet" when integrating schools?

a)

"You will not be able to have school integrate"

b)

"There is as much time as you need"

c)

"take your time"

d)

"All deliberate speed"

51.
Which of the following is true about Emmett Till's murder? 
a)
The crime was never solved. 
b)
It took place in Michigan. 
c)
It was the catalyst of the Civil Rights Movement. 
d)
it took place in 1975.
52.

How should the 14th amendment have overturned the Brown vs. Mississippi court case decision?

a)

People should have unfair rights.

b)

Because it states Everyone should be nice

c)

Because the 14th amendment states that all citizens should be equal

d)

It states that black and white people should be the same

53.

Who was the biggest organization durning the Civil Rights?

a)

NAACP

b)

Sovereignty Commission

c)

SNCC

d)

KKK

54.

Why did it take so much courage for African Americans to stand up for what they believe

a)

Because They would be killed

b)

Because they would be beaten

55.
Why did the jury acquit (or find not guilty) Milam and Bryant of the murder of Emmett Till? 
a)
The jury ruled that Emmett deserved to die. 
b)
Mose Wright identified Milam and Bryant. 
c)
The sheriff testified that there was no way to positively identify the body. 
d)
The racist jury sided with Bryant and Milam. 
56.
Whom of the following was murdered and displayed in an open casket?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Homer Plessy
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Emmett Till
57.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
16th
b)
15th
c)
14th
d)
13th
58.

What court case decided that separate but equal public facilities are legal?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board

c)

Scott v. Sanford

d)

Marbury v. Madison

59.

Before the Civil Rights Movement began, life in the south could best be described as

a)

Deeply segregated, with African-Americans rarely able to exercise basic rights

b)

roughly the same as life in northern states

c)

segregated, but with most African-Americans free to vote and shop where they pleased

d)

needing only minor adjustments for African-Americans to enjoy their full rights as citizens

60.

The separation of blacks and whites in public places is called . . .

a)

civil rights

b)

slavery

c)

segregation

d)

separation

61.

Some of the places where blacks and whites were separated were . . . (check 3)

a)

Restaurants

b)

Restrooms

c)

Schools

d)

Roads

62.
Which of the following is the correct long form of SNCC?
a)
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
b)
Southern Non-Violent Coordinating Commission
c)
Southern Non-Violent Christian Conference
63.
Which of the following is true about SNCC? 
a)
Members of SNCC were young and planned public nonviolent protests such as sit-ins.
b)
Members of SNCC were mostly older adults who wanted to stay home. 
c)
SNCC was not successful as a group. 
d)
SNCC only lasted one year. 
64.
What was the result of the case Brown v. Board of Education? 
a)
The Supreme Court was split. 
b)
The Supreme Court unanimously declared school segregation to be unconstitutional. 
c)
The Supreme Court ruled that school segregation was constitutional. 
d)
The Supreme Court upheld the earlier decision of Plessy v. Ferguson. 
65.
Who was the young man who was murdered in Money, Mississippi in 1955? 
a)
Medgar Evers
b)
Emmett Till
66.
Who was the civil rights activists who was murdered outside his home in Jackson, MS in 1963? 
a)
Medgar Evers
b)
Emmett Till
67.

Why was Mississippi such a dangerous place for African Americans and Civil Rights workers in the early 1960's? You must choose all the correct answers in receive credit.

a)

Ku Klux Klan membership in Mississippi was soaring in 1964 -- with membership reaching more than 10,000.

b)

In 1964 there were 61 simultaneous cross burnings throughout the state.

c)

In the summer of 1964, 20 African American churches were bombed and burned

d)

On June 16, 1964, Klan members burned Neshoba County's Mt. Zion Baptist Church and severely beat several people who had been attending a meeting there.

68.

The impact of the murders of Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner on the Civil Rights movement was...

a)

Fox News stayed in Mississippi for an entire summer

b)

The FBI was called to MS and the case gained national attention

c)

President Trump visited and made a speech.

69.

What is the "March Against Fear?"

a)

A demonstration against Halloween in the United States

b)

A demonstration against racism in Mississippi which resulted in James Meredith getting shot 3 times.

c)

A demonstration for 8th grades going into the 9th grade.

d)

A demonstration against bullying in middle schools.

70.

How did James Eastland (the Senator from Mississippi) prevent Civil Rights Bills from passing?

a)

He paid off the planters in North MS by providing subsidies.

b)

He hired the KKK to hold meetings against Civil Rights.

c)

He BOASTED he had pockets sewn into his clothing in order to hide the legislations.

d)

He produced a You Tube video against Civil Rights

71.

What did Ross Barnett compare integration to?

a)

Heaven on Earth

b)

A vacation

c)

Genocide

d)

the decline of the white race

72.

Who prevented James Meredith from entering Ole Miss?

a)

Trey Rein

b)

Jacob Veenstra

c)

Ross Barnett

d)

Elvis Presley

73.

MFDP (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party) was created to? Check all that apply

a)

Get Obama elected into office as the First African American President

b)

Push for rights for women and minorities

c)

Nominate candidates that would fight for equality and LEGALLY develop change.

d)

Gather votes for Mrs. Pullen to be voted most popular History teacher

74.

What was the Sovereignty Commission?

a)

Created to insure that families remain sovereign in the South

b)

Created to change the United States to a monarchy with a King

c)

Created to convert all people to a specific religion

d)

Created to do anything necessary to protect the White power in the South, such as creating pamphlets against integration.

75.

What Court case ruled that admissions of guilt that were beaten out of the defendants, violated their civil rights and wasn't admissible in court?

a)

Brown vs Mississippi

b)

Brown vs Board of Education

76.

Marrying across the color line got Davis Knight a guilty verdict?

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Henry Shields, Arthur Ellington and Ed Brown were beaten into confessing to murder and plead not guilty at the trial but were found guilty because of their confession in Brown vs Mississippi?

a)

True

b)

False

78.

After Davis Knight appealed in State vs Knight, the High Sourt ruled that the "one drop rule" did not determine one's racial identity.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

In Alexander vs. Holmes, the Supreme Court looked at the Holmes County School District because MS schools were dragging their feet and not INTEGRATING schools, and ordered that school districts were to FULLY INTEGRATE.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Check all that were considered methods to fight integration of schools:

a)

School choice

b)

Increase in the number of private schools

c)

In school segregation: A wing for black students and a wing for white students

d)

Different proms and events