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Social Justice Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Booker T. Washington was...

a)

Born a slave in Massachusetts

b)

Born free in Massachusetts

c)

Born a slave in Virginia

d)

Born free in Virginia

2.

Segregation means...

a)

Putting people of different races together as equals

b)

Separating people based on race

c)

Paying money to the descendants of former slaves

d)

A law

3.

Once the Supreme Court rules on a case...

a)

The loser can appeal the decision if they do not like it

b)

They can go back and change their decision if it's within 5 years

c)

They can go back and change their decision if it's within 10 years

d)

The decision is final -- there are no higher courts

4.

WEB DuBois was...

a)

Born a slave in Massachusetts

b)

Born free in Massachusetts

c)

Born a slave in Virginia

d)

Born free in Virginia

5.

Who was the lawyer trying to end segregation in Brown v. Board of Education

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Medger Evers

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Angela Davis

6.

What did the Supreme Court decide in Plessy v. Ferguson

a)

Segregation is illegal

b)

"Separate but equal" is legal

c)

Plessy can ride in the White train car

d)

Plessy was not a citizen so he could not sue in federal court

7.

Which of the following did WEB DuBois help establish?

a)

Harvard University

b)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

c)

Tuskegee Institute

d)

Al Aqsa

8.

Integration means...

a)

Putting people of different races together as equals

b)

Separating people based on race

c)

Making something a whole number

d)

A law

9.

Which of the following did Booker T. Washington help establish?

a)

Harvard University

b)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

c)

Tuskegee Institute

d)

Reemy's Deli and Convenience

10.

What did the Supreme Court decide in Brown v. Board of Education

a)

"Separate but equal" was ok but they had to actually make everything equal

b)

Integration was unconstitutional

c)

Segregation was a states' rights issue

d)

Segregation was illegal in public schools

11.

What was WEB Dubois' approach towards gaining equality?

a)

Build an army and revolt

b)

Slow and steady bottom-up approach, working with Whites

c)

Run for president of the United States

d)

Demand immediate equality and access to higher education

12.

Which area of the United States has remained deeply segregated to the present day, especially in public schools?

a)

South

b)

Midwest

c)

Northwest

d)

Northeast

13.

Where did President Eisenhower send soldiers to protect nine Black children who were integrating a high school in 1957?

a)

Green Rock, Arkansas

b)

Big Rock, Arkansas

c)

Little Rock, Arkansas

d)

Tuskegee, Alabama

14.

What was Booker T. Washington's approach towards achieving equality?

a)

Build an army and revolt

b)

Slow and steady bottom-up approach, working with Whites

c)

Run for president of the United States

d)

Demand immediate equality and access to higher education

15.

Studies have shown which of the following is true about integrated school districts?

a)

Integration only helps students of color

b)

Integration is detrimental White students

c)

Integration benefits all students who attend socioeconomically diverse schools

d)

Integration has no effect on student outcomes