AFAS quizzes
which of the following best describes the southern christian leadership counsil
a federation of civil rights croups
which of the following was an important difference between black soldiers in world war I and black soldiers in world war II?
a higher percentage of those drafter during world war II had attended high school
what event sparked constance baker motley's desire to go to law school
a lecture by a naacp lawyer
what was the souther manifesto
a proposed constitution for the south as a whole
which of the following brought victory to the participants in the montgomery bus boycott
a supreme court ruling
which of the following led to the lynching of emmett till
an alleged breach of racial etiquette
in the mid 1960s some civil rights leaders including stokely carmichael
became disillusioned with MLK
during the 1940s paul robeson linked the struggles of black america with the struggles of
black africa
what impact did world war II have on black nonfarm employment
black nonfarm employment rose susbtantially
which of the following was an important difference between the way WEB Du Bois and Ralph Bunche approached american foreign policy
bunche opted to work within the system
how did mississippi congressman John E rankin undermine the ability of blacks to take advantage of the GI bill of rights?
by insisting that state and local veterans administrators control the distribution of the benefits
which of the following was one of the underlying causes of the 1943 detroit race riot
competition for housing and jobs
the civil rights act of 1957
created a commission to monitor violations
which of the following was a major cause of tension between the southern christian leadership counsil and the NAACP
differences over tactics
black overrepresentation among us troops in vietnam
draft deferments for college and grad students
the 332nd fighter group
flew many different kinds of planes
in brown v board of education the surpeme court ruled that a classification based solely on race violated the
fourteenth amendment
martin luther kings ideology merged
gandhis nonviolence with black christian faith
unlike other black units in the military the tuskeegee airmen
had black officers
unlike other black units in the military the tuskegee airmen
had black officers
president johnson's views on vietnam at the time he took office
he doubted the wisdom
how did president Roosevelt respond to the ineffectiveness of the fair employment practices committee (FEPC)
he issued an executive order that established a new committee
how did arkansas governor orville faubus respond to a federal court order requiring him to let black students enter little rock central high school
he withdrew the arkansas national guardsmen blacking their entry to the school
what impact did world war II have on African American migration
it accelerated the migration of african americans from rural areas to cities
which of the following was true of the student nonviolent coordinating committee
it acknowledged the possible need for increased militancy and confrontation
why were black activists disappointed in the civil rights act of 1957
it lacked sufficent enforcement power
which of the following was true of the naacps legal strategy in the early 1950s
it offered a direct challenge to the doctrine of separate but equal
which of the following was true of the national council of churches
it offered financial and moral support to the civil rights movement
which of the following was true of the 1960 greensboro sit in
it was the result of careful planning
which of the following best characterizes the montgomery bus boycott
it was the result of years of planning and organizing
why did the nation of islam attract the attention of federal authorities during world war II
its members refused to serve in the military
which of the following best explains wht black neighborhoods became poorer
jobs moved from inner cities to suburbs
the response of the black community to rosa parks arrest suggests which of the following
plans had long existed to protest segregation on city busses
as a result of the shelley v kramer supreme court decision
restricted residential covenants were outlawed
president johnson respond to the detrot riot
sent federal troops
what was the result of the nashville sit in organized by students at Fisk university
sit in compelled major nashville restaurants to desgregate
which of the following was demonstrated by the freedom rides
southern police
the freedom rides
tested the willingness of the justice department to protect the rights of african american
which of the following was most important in laying the groundwork for the 1954 supreme court decision in brown v board of education
the NAACP's legal program of the 1920s and 1930s
what sparked the 1965 watts riot
the arrest of a yound black man on suspicion of drunk friving
which of the following was true oof the united states in 1965
the black unemployment
In the years immediately following World War II, the overriding goal of the united states and its allies became
the containment of communism
what role was assigned to the montgomery improvement association
the coordination of the bus boycott
which of the following was true of the 1950s from the perspective of most white americans
the decade was an era of unparalleled prosperity
what did benjamin payton see as the critical prerequisite to improving national race relations
the economic development of black communities
in its decision in sweatt v painter the surpeme court ruled that the university of texas had deprived heman sweatt of
the intangibles that were part of a legal education
according to black studies professor manning marable which of the following is a defining characteristic of black nationalism
the rejection of ratial integration
how did external pressures reinforce domestic efforts to change american racial policy during the cold war
the soviets took advantage of the propoganda value of racial problems in the united states
did the most damage to pres johnsons efforts
the vietnam war
which of the following was true of the white citizens councils that were formed after the ruling in brown v board of education
they used their economic and political power to intimidate african americans
which of the following was true of the tuskegee airmen
they were awarded numerous medals
the experience of military service during world war II led many black soldiers
to commit themselves to the fight for black equality
what impact did henry wallace's presidential campaign have on president truman's policies
truman pressured congress to pass liberal legislation
despite the supreme courts ruling in smith v allwright many blacks
were prevented from voting in the south
kerner commission identify
white racism