Multiple
Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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Supreme Court Decision that said the
14th Amendment did not apply to a law that said Black and White people should be
segregated on trains. Formed the legal basis for Southern Segregation a. | McCullah vs. Maryland | c. | Brown vs. Board of Education | b. | Plessy v.
Ferguson | d. | None of the
above |
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Says that the law must be applied equally to all
persons in the U.S a. | 14th Amendment | c. | Brown v. Board of
Education | b. | 15th Amendment | d. | Jaime Mastascuso |
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
a. | NAACP | c. | NBA | b. | NAAFTAOCP | d. | NCAA |
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Argued the Brown v. Board of Education case in front of the Supreme Court and
won. Later appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court himself.
a. | Stokley Carmichael | c. | Martin Luther King | b. | Malcolm X | d. | Thurgood Marshall
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NAACP officer who took a seat in front of bus in violation of local law. Was
arrested. Event helped to spark the Civil Rights movement
a. | Elana Watts | c. | Rosa Parks | b. | Maryann Anderson | d. | Sara Parks |
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Led by Martin Luther King, African Americans refused to ride the busses until
they were desegregated.
a. | Georga Bus Boycott | c. | Montgomery Bus Boycott | b. | Little Rock Bus
Boycott | d. | Greyhound Bus
Boycott |
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Non-violent protest against segregation and discrimination
a. | Soul force | c. | Black power | b. | Soul Sacrifice | d. | Cool protest |
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SCLC
a. | South Carolina Leadership Council | c. | Southern Christian Leadership
Council | b. | Southern Children Leadership Council | d. | Save the Children Leadership
Council |
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Primary leader of the Civil Rights Movement. Assassinated in 1968
a. | Stokley Carmichael | c. | James Meredith | b. | Martin Luther King
| d. | Malcolm
X |
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The Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
a. | SSNCC | c. | SNCC | b. | SSNVCC | d. | SNOCC |
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Won court case admitting him to Ole Miss University. The school refused to
admit him. Touched off riots
a. | Clarence Thomas | c. | Stokley Carmichael | b. | James Brown | d. | James Meredith |
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1963 March where 250,000 marched for civil rights. Dr. King gave famous “I
Have a Dream” speech.
a. | March on Montgomery | c. | March on Philadelphia | b. | March on Washington
| d. | March on
Birmingham |
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Prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin, and
gender
a. | Civil Rights Act of 1964 | c. | Brown v. Board of
Education | b. | Civil Rights Act of 1954 | d. | Social Security Act |
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Eliminated the literacy test for voting.
a. | Civil Rights Act of 1964 | c. | Voting Rights Act of
1965 | b. | Civil Rights Act of 1965 | d. | 25th Amendment to Constitution |
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Segregation that exists by custom and tradition rather than by law
a. | De facto segregation | c. | Black codes | b. | De jure segregation | d. | Socialism |
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Segregation the exists by law
a. | De facto segregation | c. | Black Codes | b. | De jure segregation | d. | Communism |
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Nation of Islam leader who began by preaching Black/White separation. After trip
to Mecca changed views on separation and advocated Black identification with Africa
a. | Elijah Mohammad | c. | W.E.B. Dubois | b. | Mohammad Ali | d. | Malcom X |
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SNCC leader who advocated Violence rather than non-violence to achieve civil
rights goals
a. | Thurgood Marshall | c. | Malcom X | b. | Medger Evers | d. | Stokley
Carmichael |
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Founded by Bonny Seal and Huey Newton. Advocated militancy and violence to
achieve goals
a. | SNCC | c. | NAACP | b. | SNICK | d. | Black Panthers |
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Banned discrimination in housing
a. | Civil Rights Act of 1964 | c. | Civil Rights Act of
1968 | b. | Voting Rights Act of 1965 | d. | Fair Housing Law of 1966 |
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Special efforts to recruit minorities into jobs and colleges.
a. | Affirmative Action | c. | De facto outreach | b. | Black Codes | d. | De jure
outreach |
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