Civil Rights and Voting Rights
By 1963, which of the following had not been achieved by the Civil Rights Movement?
Winning the free exercise of voting rights
What was the goal of the Selma March?
insist that Governor Wallace secure voting rights
According to the article, what was the main reason Murray did not attend Columbia University?
Columbia University did not accept women.
Why did the 24th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act achieve?
Eliminated poll taxes in federal elections
What was the purpose of the 24th Amendment?
Expand African American voting rights
The Civil Rights Act was proposed by
John F. Kennedy.
The president who first introduced the Civil Rights Act was
John F. Kennedy.
Which of the following statements describe the lives of Pauli Murray and Bayard Rustin as leaders in the civil rights movement? Choose three correct answers.
Murray and Rustin fought for the right to end discrimination due to race, gender, or sexuality. Rustin never hid his homosexuality and was arrested for it; Murray was transgender. Rustin and Murray were both involved in planning marches on Washington for civil rights.
According to the article, which of the following Jane Crow situations most angered Murray?
No women were allowed to speak at the 1963 March on Washington.
Who gave an historically important speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Based on what you have read, select each group below whose equal rights were ensured by the Civil Rights Act. Check any of the boxes that apply.
Women African Americans Voters Students
A result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was that
as African American registration increased, the number of African Americans elected increased.
The March on Washington promoted civil rights because it was
interracial
An important effect of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was that
it raised awareness of civil rights through TV coverage.
During the 1960s, a federal civil rights act became necessary because
it was the only way to end Jim Crow laws.
Civil rights advocates wanted sweeping civil rights legislation because
many states were resisting civil rights with their own discriminatory laws.
Which consequence did marchers experience?
police violence
Based on what you have learned, select each response below that correctly describes a barrier to African American voting in the South in the 1960s. Select all that apply.
poll taxes literacy tests grandfather clauses
The "I Have a Dream" speech referred to which historic American document?
the Declaration of Independence
Which event occurred in August of 1963?
the March on Washington
filibuster
the tactic of delaying or preventing a vote on a bill through a refusal to end debate
What are the key contributions of Pauli Murray? Choose three correct answers.
wrote the paper that became the main argument against "separate but equal" wrote States' Law on Race and Color, a compilation of state laws in effect in 1950 was a founder of the National Organization for Women
The March on Washington secured civil rights because it influenced the passage of the
Civil Rights Act
Read the excerpt from an article written by President Barack Obama, reflecting on the Voting Rights Act of 1965. On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law—breaking down legal barriers at the state and local level that had prevented African Americans and others from exercising their constitutional right to vote.Because of that law—one of our nation's most influential pieces of legislation—Americans who were previously disenfranchised and left out of the democratic process were finally able to cast a ballot. The law was designed to ensure that all American citizens, regardless of the color of their skin, had an equal opportunity to make their voices heard. How did the Voting Rights Act expand the ability of Americans to vote?
It made barriers like poll taxes and literacy tests that targeted African Americans illegal.
