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