HUSH Quiz #1: Racial Inequality

Which of the following laws did not benefit African Americans specifically: 13th, 14th, 15th, or 16th amendment?

16th amendment

Section 1. Be it ordained by the police jury of the parish of St. Landry, that no negro shall be allowed to pass within the limits of the said parish without a special permit in writing from his employer. . . .Section 3. . . .no negro shall be permitted to rent or keep a house within the said parish. . . .Section 4. . . . Every negro is required to be in the regular service of some white person or former owner, who shall be held responsible for the conduct of said negro. Section 11. . . . It shall be the duty of every citizen to act as a police officer for the detection of offenses and the apprehension of offenders, who shall immediately be handed over to the proper captain or chief of patrol. 2. These Jim Crow laws highlight what free blacks were not allowed to do in this community. Who was responsible for enforcing these laws?

All white citizens

Which of the following most directly contributed to the migration of African Americans: A. The absence of segregation in Northern cities B. More job opportunities in the North and West C. Modernism in Western states D. Labor unions in Northern cities

B. More job opportunities in the North and West

Encouraged African Americans to learn useful trades so they could gain self-respect and economic security.

Booker T. Washington

Martin Luther King and Malcolm X had some very different views on equality and civil rights. Which of the following statements most accurately applies to the views of Malcolm X? A. Integration, Nonviolent protest, cooperation with whites B. Self-help for blacks, integration, civil disobedience C. Black nationalism, self-help for blacks, violence in self-defense only D. Cooperation with whites, civil disobedience, violence in self-defense only

C. Black nationalism, self-help for blacks, violence in self-defense only

"To those of my race who depend on bettering their condition in a foreign land or who underestimated the importance of cultivating friendly relations with the Southern white man, who is their next-door neighbor, I say: 'Cast down your bucket where you are'—cast it down in making friends in every manly way of the people of all races by whom we are surrounded. . . . To those of the white race who look to the incoming of those of foreign birth and strange tongue and habits for the prosperity of the South, were I permitted I would repeat what I say to my own race, 'Cast down your bucket where you are.' Cast it down among the eight million of Negroes whose habits you know." Booker T. Washington, Atlanta Exposition Address, 1885 3. Which of the following best describes the goal expressed by Washington in the excerpt? A. Reverse the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling to ensure greater equality B. "Americanize" new migrants in the South C. Convince blacks to make the best of their prescribed place in society D. Promote the joining of voluntary organizations for political reform

C. Convince blacks to make the best of their prescribed place in society

Who wanted the South to return to the way things used to be before the Civil War? A. Former Confederate soldiers B. The Ku Klux Klan C. Former slaves D. Both A & B E. None of the above

D. Both A & B

We regard the decision of the Supreme Court in the school cases as clear abuse of judicial power. . . . This unwarranted exercise of power by the court, contrary to the Constitution is creating chaos and confusion in the states principally affected. It is destroying the amicable relations between the white and Negro races that have been created through ninety years of patient effort by the good people of both races. It has planted hatred and suspicion where there has been heretofore friendship and understanding. If done, this is certain to destroy the system of public education in some of the states." The Southern Declaration on Integration, 1956 6. The excerpt is best understood as a response to which of the following? A. Racial violence against African Americans B. The Great Migration of African Americans C. Desegregation of the U.S. military D. The Brown v. Board of Education case

D. The Brown v. Board of Education case

This young man was murdered in Mississippi in 1955 after allegedly looking at, flirting with, and/or whistling at a white woman.

Emmett Till

African American man arrested in Minnesota in 2020. He died after a police officer put his knee on the man's chest for over eight minutes. His death set off one of the largest protests in American history.

George Floyd

First African American in Major League Baseball - broke the color barrier forever in the national pastime.

Jackie Robinson

Vocal civil rights leader who first promoted black separation from white society - later softened his message and promoted more integration and racial equality.

Malcolm X

Civil rights advocate who promoted peaceful, nonviolent protest and inspired many Americans with his "I Have a Dream" speech.

Martin Luther King

Found not guilty of murder after his lawyers argued that the LAPD engaged in misconduct during the investigation because of systemic racism

O.J. Simpson

African American man beaten by police after a high-speed chase. The acquittal of three of the officers in the trial afterward helped spark the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.

Rodney King

Intentionally violated segregation laws in Montgomery, Alabama, setting off a year-long bus boycott in the city.

Rosa Parks

African American who demanded that a "talented tenth" of African Americans be given equal rights with whites.

W.E.B. DuBois

A decade after Washington's speech (1890s), segregation policies were supported by

the Supreme Court.