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Worksheet time: 14mins
When was the ruling of Plessy v Ferguson?
1896
1968
1886
1964
"Separate but equal" was supported by
Plessy v Ferguson
Jim Crow laws
Brown v Board of Education
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Plessy v Ferguson had to do with
train cars
busses
14th amendment
schools
24th amendment
The 14th amendment states
everyone must be separate but equal
there is equal treatment under the law
no poll tax allowed
no discrimination based on gender, race, religion....
Examples of Jim Crows laws are...
allowing mixed race marriages
counters where only black people eat
separate public facilities
mixed prison rooms
Which of these factors led to the development of the Civil Rights Movement?
African Americans getting jobs in WWII.
Women and Latinos getting jobs in WWII.
FDR passing a law allowing discrimination in federal government jobs
African American soldiers in WWII
Which describe the Columbia Race Riots?
Veteran arrested for fighting a cler k
police raids of white town
Warrants to search and arrest
death of two black men
Brown vs. Board of Education was....
in 1954
a ruling that violated the 14th amendment
lead to more facilities banning segregation
overturned Plessy v Ferguson
in 1964
Soul Force was
by MLK
by Malcolm X
love your enemy
civil disobedience
willing to suffer
What happened in the trial of Emmett Till?
The men were arrested and found guilty
Emmett Till flirted with a white woman
The men were acquitted by the jury
Double jeopardy used
Which describes the SCLC?
nonviolent protest
MLK leadership
confrontational
student protests
sit in movement
Which describes SNCC?
nonviolent protest
MLK leadership
confrontational
student protests
sit in movement
Birmingham is in...
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Kansas
South Carolina
Why did MLK focus on Birmingham?
Total segregation
racial violence by bombings
SNCC wanted to test nonviolence approach
SCLC wanted to test nonviolence approach
What was MLK's message(s) in the "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?
nonviolence is hard when met with violence
waiting is difficult
the white clergy understood what was going on
nonviolence wasn't an option anymore
When was the Children's March in Birmingham?
May 2, 1963
May 3, 1963
March 3, 1963
March 2, 1963
The Civil Rights Act of 1964.....
no discrimination based on race, gender, religion....
no more literacy tests
no more poll tax
no more housing discrimination
Voting Rights Act of 1965
no discrimination based on race, gender, religion....
no more literacy tests
no more poll tax
no more housing discrimination
The 24th amendment....
no discrimination based on race, gender, religion....
no more literacy tests
no more poll tax
no more housing discrimination
The Civil Rights Act of 1968....
no discrimination based on race, gender, religion....
no more literacy tests
no more poll tax
no more housing discrimination
What is de facto segregation?
segregation by law
segregation not by law
public schools being separated by race
a waiter refusing to serve a person of color
What is de jure segregation?
segregation by law
segregation not by law
public schools being separated by race
a waiter refusing to serve a person of color
What is not true about Malcolm X?
he was Christian
he was Muslim
he wanted integration of white/black society
he wanted black pride
he blamed white people for society
What is true about Malcolm X?
he wanted black people to take control for their lives
he promoted nonviolence
he promoted violence with cause
he supported black separatism
True or False? MLK did not support Black Power.
True
False; he did not want black people to gain political power
False; he did not want black power to antagonize whites
Which group becomes more militant over time?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Black Panthers
Where was the Black Panther group formed?
Oakland
Los Angeles
Birmingham
Montgomery
What are some things the Black Panthers did?
give housing and employment
shootouts with police
protest the draft
preach Mao Zedong
support Nikita Khrushchev
When was MLK assassinated?
April 4, 1968
April 4, 1964
April 3,1968
April 3, 1964
What happens soon after MLK'S assassination?
race riots
SCLC grows in membership
SCLC declines in leadership
Robert Kennedy becomes president
What did LBJ do with the Kerner Commission?
have them investigate urban violence
Kerner Commission found white vs black society
de facto segreatation
de jure segreation
LBJ rejected majority of recommendations of Kerner Commission
Latin America is comprised of
South America
Central America
Caribbean islands
Mexico
Spain
Which Hispanic immigrants mostly settled in California?
Mexican Americans
Puerto Ricans
Cubans
Which Hispanic immigrants mostly settled in New York City?
Mexican Americans
Puerto Ricans
Cubans
Which Hispanic immigrants fled from Fidel Castro?
Mexican Americans
Puerto Ricans
Cubans
What did Hispanic farm workers endure?
sharing small rooms with many people
exposure to chemicals and pesticides
minimum wage
corrupt labor contractors
Who started the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee?
Cesar Chavez
Dolores Huerta
Filipino Union
Asian Union
Who was inspired by Ghandi's protest methods?
Malcolm X
MLK
Cesar Chavez
The Delano Grape Strike is an example of
nonviolent protest
successful protest
economic pressure
boycotting work
Feminism is...
women want equal political/economic/social equality
women want more political/economic/social rights than men
started in 1960s
The Feminine Mystique was
written by Betty Friedan
written by Gloria Steinem
said women were fulfilled by domestic work
there were societal standards for feminine and non-feminine
women could voice their opinions in 1960s society
Roe vs Wade ...
said women could not have an abortion in the first 3 months of pregnancy
said women could have an abortion in the first 3 months of pregnancy
was met with religious opposition
was ruled to protect women's health
True or False? The Equal Rights Amendment passed into law.
True
False
To earn money, Cesar and his family became
migrant workers
teachers
lawyers
What is a migrant worker?
Someone who loves to eat
Someone who travels from place to place to work
Someone who likes to color
What is a strike?
When workers do not to eat
When workers do not work
When workers go to school
Why did Cesar Chavez start a union?
Farm workers were not treated fairly
He understood the lives of farm workers
What is a migrant worker?
A part time worker.
A person who travels to work in different factories and stores.
A person who travels to harvest seasonal fruits and vegetables.
A person who grew up in Alaska.
How did he help change the lives of other migrant workers?
He got other people together, gave speeches, and led marches.
He went to court to ask for fair treatment.
Chavez helped his mother work in the fields.
Chavez led a march across a bridge in protest of mistreatment.
What poor working condition did Cesar and his family have to deal with?
Long hours
No bathrooms
No breaks
No clean water
All of the above
True or False: Forming a union was difficult because workers were scared they would lose their jobs or get hurt.
True
False
What was the result of the grape workers march that Cesar Chavez led to Sacramento?
The grape workers were fired
Cesar Chavez was thrown in jail
The grape workers kept their jobs, but were paid less
Many of the grape workers' conditions were met
Cesar lost his job as head of the union
True or False: Gloria Steinem wrote the book "The Feminine Mystique"
True
False
True or False: Gloria Steinem co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971
True
False
Gloria Steinem founded and edited one of the most successful Feminist magazines of all time. By the mid-1970s, ____ ___________ had more than 500,000 monthly subscribers
Steinem Papers
Ms. Magazine
Feminist Weekly
Political Caucus
A Labor Union formed in 1966 to seek higher wages and better working conditions for Mexican-American farm workers in California.
La Raza Unida
American Indian Movement
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Equal Rights Amendment
The belief that women should have economic, political, and social equity with me.
Meninism
Feminism
Women's rights movement
Female Workers Organization
This Stated that women could obtain an abortion up to 3 months.
Tinker v Des Moines
Roe vs Wayne
Plessy v Ferguson
Roe vs Wade
The FREEDOM RIDERS protested segregation laws __________________.
by breaking them
by posting signs in the bus windows
by blocking roads
in Georgia and Florida
The Freedom Riders expected to ___________________, and planned for it.
be arrested
be attacked
be jailed
all of these
Many of the Freedom Rides were sponsored by ______________.
CORE and SNCC
SPAR and the NAACP
The SCLC
President Kennedy
The nonviolent protests were started by ordinary people
True
False
"Despite being threatened and having food thrown at them. This was called the..."
the violent sit in
the silent sit in
the restrained sit in
the refused sit in
When service was refused they
faught back
asked why
left
continued to sit patiently
What caused the 16th Street Baptist Church to crumble?
An earthquake
A car accident
A fire
A bombing
How many little girls died in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church?
1
2
13
4
What decision did Emmett's mother make that impacted the Civil Rights movement?
Spoke out on the news
Testified in court
Had an open casket funeral
Marched in Mississippi
What happened to the two men that brutally killed Emmett Till?
They received the death penalty
Nothing, they were acquitted
Life in jail, no parole
They were murdered
In the Delano Grape Strike farm workers wanted to boycott grapes because they wanted to stop the production of grapes
True
False
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
Dr. Malcolm Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”
Dr. Malcolm Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
“A race of people is like an individual man; until it uses its own talent, takes pride in its own history, expresses its own culture, affirms its own selfhood, it can never fulfill itself.”
Dr. Malcolm Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
“It is a disgrace for Negro leaders not to be able to submerge our “minor” differences in order to seek a common solution to a common problem posed by a common enemy.”
Dr. Malcolm Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
“We are nonviolent with people who are nonviolent with us.”
Dr. Malcolm Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?"
Dr. Malcolm Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.
Dr. Malcolm Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”
Dr. Malcolm Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
