Civil Rights Test

the common use of poll taxes to inhibit black voters in the south was outlawed by the

24th amendment

who said "segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"

George C. Wallace

who was assassinated on april 4, 1968 at the lorraine motel in memphis, TN

MLK

which was a highlight of the march on washington

MLK's "i have dream" speecg

which republican president used the "southern strategy" to woo white southern conservative democrats

Richard Nixon

the black panthers

advocated violence as a way to achieve civil rights objectives

the "freedom riders" bus was burned in

anniston, al

which of the following best described the methods advocated by Malcom X

armed violence against police troops

the civil rights act of 1964 accomplished all of the following EXCEPT

authorizing the attorney general to bring suit to desegregate the public schools

the southern christian leadership conference

both a and b

the southern manifesto

both a and b

in what way were the SCLC and CORE alike

both promoted nonviolent protest

as the commissioner of public safety in bham, al in 1963, he attempted to stop civil rights protest marches

bull conor

the kerner commission

concluded that the US was moving toward two societies, one black, one white

participants in the 1963 march on Washington hope to

convince congress to pass civil rights legislation

"jim crow" laws were laws that

effectivel prohibited blacks from voting in state and local elections

one major goal of the civil rights movement of the 1960's was to

end segregation based on race

when necessary to achieve justice, which method did MLK urge his followers to emply

engaging in civil disobedience

brown v board of education of topeka was a supreme court decision that

established free public elementary and secondary schools in the united states

what was executive order 9981? it

established the presidents committee on equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed services to end segregation in the military

who made what became known as "the stand in the schoolhouse door" as a symbolic effort to prevent black students from enrolling at the UOA

george c. wallace

how did pres Kennedy respond to james meredith's admission to the university of MS

he sent US marines to restore order and protect meredith

what effect did mohandas gandhi have on the american civil rights movements

his nonviolent doctrine became the model for MLK and the american civil rights movement

Vivian J. Malone and James A. Hood

in 1963 became the first black students to attend the UOA for a sustained period

which of the following is NOT a reason why MLK chose bham for a series of marches? he

knew he could us a lot of kids

the Montgomery bus boycott

marked the beginning of the organized civil rights movement

ollie's BBQ, in bham, al, had refused to serve blacks in its dining accommodations since its original opening in 1927, beginning in 1964, this was a violation of federal law. Ollie's sued claiming that since it did not engage in interstate commerce, congress had no jurisdiction. The supreme court disagreed and ordered ollie's to desegregate its dinning facility. this landmark civil rights case was known as

ollie's barbeque v US

the supreme court decision in brown v board of education of topeka essentially reversed which of the following earlier court decisions

plessy v ferguson

og the five major civil rights act passed during the period 1957-1968, the voting rights act of 1965 is often regarded as the most far-reaching because

protection of the right to vote was regarded as a means whereby other basic rights could be secured

the admission of james meredith to the university of MS

provoked a riot in which two people were killed

what occurred during the "long hot summers" in major cities across the nation like detroit

riots

as attorney general of the US for much of the 1960s', he helped enforce court orders and legislation that made advancement of the civil rights movement possible

robert kennedy

students staged a sit-in in greensboro, north Carolina , in 1960 to protest

segregation of public

to help integrate little rock central high school in 1957, president Eisenhower

sent in the 101st ariborne

in its decision in the case of plessy v ferguson , the supreme court held that

seperate but equal facilities for different blacks and whites

the goal of the freedom riders in 1961 was

the desegregation of bu terminals in the south

which of the following was a result of the civil rights movement

thousands of blacks could vote for the first time

why were poll taxes and literacy tests used in southern states prior to the 1960s

to exclude black voters

which was not a result of the black pride movement

use of violence

medgar evers

was a leader of the NAACP in MS who was murdered in june of 1963