US History Civil Rights Movement Quiz

Events that occurred in Birmingham, Alabama:

1. Children participated in protests (so there wouldn't be an economic toll on families) 2. Bull Connor unleashed dogs and sprayed firehoses at protestors 3. MLKJ wrote his letter from Birmingham jail that included the goals of the Civil Rights Movement.

When was the civil rights movement?

1950s-1960s

What was the film that depicted African Americans as criminals?

Birth of a Nation

As the civil rights movement gained speed, ____ was also increasing due to an increasing population.

Crime (This made it easy for racists to blame the increase in crime on the civil rights movement, when in fact, it was due to the increase in population after WWII.)

What was Reconstruction?

Formal period after civil war-1877 that attempted to reconnect the South with the North.

What was the 15th Amendment?

Gave African American males the right to vote

What was the 14th Amendment?

Gives all Americans equal protection under the law

What was the 13th Amendment?

Made it illegal to own a slave (with the exception of criminals)

Where did MLK emerge as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement?

Montgomery, Alabama

What happened in Little Rock, Arkansas?

Nine African American students attended an all-white school (Little Rock Central High School) despite being targeted by racist students, mobs, and protestors. Only one graduated.

Who were carpetbaggers?

Northerners who moved to the South to help with Reconstruction.

Who passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

President Lyndon B. Johnson

What were the goals of the civil rights movement?

School integration, desegregation of public facilities, voting rights. In general, the goal was to gain true freedom and equality.

What is Rosa Parks known for?

She refused to give up her seat on the bus for a caucasian man.

Who were scalawags?

Southerners who supported Reconstruction

What happened in Brown v Board of Education?

State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional.

How did civil rights protesters turn the idea of being arrested for a cause "on it's head"?

They made getting arrested into an honor--it was a noble act. (Since they were unfairly being arrested for petty crimes anyway, they decided that they may as well get arrested for protesting.)

Why did African Americans migrate to northern cities?

They migrated as refugees from terrorism in the South.

What was the Nixon administration's motive for the "war on drugs"?

To recruit caucasian southerners to the Republican party. It was an excuse to arrest African Americans.

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin

Who were freedmen?

former slaves

What was the purpose of the March on Washington?

to protest racial discrimination and to show support for major civil rights legislation that was pending in Congress.