Question 1

What is true about school desegregation under Brown by 1960?

Accepted Answer

A)  About 75 percent of all school systems had been desegregated. 
B)  Only 17 school systems had been desegregated. 
C)  All but a few schools in Alabama and Mississippi had been desegregated. 
D)  No school systems were desegregated under Brown at that time. 
A)  About 75 percent of all school systems had been desegregated. 
B)  Only 17 school systems had been desegregated. 
C)  All but a few schools in Alabama and Mississippi had been desegregated. 
D)  No school systems were desegregated under Brown at that time. B

Question 2

How does the life of Rosa Parks reflect the African-American experience during the era?

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks' life reflects the African-American experience during the era in several ways. As a black woman living in the segregated South, she faced discrimination and racism on a daily basis. Her refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a white person in 1955 was a powerful act of resistance against the unjust laws and social norms of the time. This act of civil disobedience sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became a symbol of the larger struggle for civil rights.

Parks' experience also reflects the resilience and strength of the African-American community during this era. Despite facing systemic oppression and violence, she and others like her continued to fight for equality and justice. Her actions and the subsequent civil rights movement brought attention to the struggles of African-Americans and ultimately led to significant changes in the law and society.

Overall, Rosa Parks' life serves as a powerful example of the African-American experience during the era, highlighting both the challenges and the determination of the community to overcome them. Her legacy continues to inspire and remind us of the ongoing fight for racial equality.

Question 3

How did the boycott affect the bus system?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not-whites were able to compensate by riding the buses more regularly. 
B)  The marches and protests completely disrupted the bus routes. 
C)  It had a dramatic effect-it reduced bus ridership by 65 percent. 
D)  It affected the bus system slightly, but it was the lawsuit that was the most effective. 
A)  It did not-whites were able to compensate by riding the buses more regularly. 
B)  The marches and protests completely disrupted the bus routes. 
C)  It had a dramatic effect-it reduced bus ridership by 65 percent. 
D)  It affected the bus system slightly, but it was the lawsuit that was the most effective. C

Question 4

What did the Supreme Court decide in the case of Browder v.Gayle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites had a right to segregate under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
B)  Blacks had no right to sue a private facility for discrimination. 
C)  Segregation in public transportation was unconstitutional. 
D)  Law schools had to be open to both blacks and whites. 
A)  Whites had a right to segregate under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
B)  Blacks had no right to sue a private facility for discrimination. 
C)  Segregation in public transportation was unconstitutional. 
D)  Law schools had to be open to both blacks and whites.

Question 5

Why was Rosa Parks arrested on December 1,1955?

Accepted Answer

A)  for organizing the bus boycott 
B)  for sitting in the white section of the bus 
C)  for refusing to move from her seat for a white man 
D)  she was assisting with marches and demonstrations over the boycott 
A)  for organizing the bus boycott 
B)  for sitting in the white section of the bus 
C)  for refusing to move from her seat for a white man 
D)  she was assisting with marches and demonstrations over the boycott

Question 6

In 1955 and early 1956,desegregation of education proceeded without hindrance in Maryland,Kentucky,Delaware,Oklahoma,and Missouri.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In 1944 the Supreme Court decided in the case of __________ v.Allwright that white primaries unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1944 the Supreme Court decided in...

Question 8

Because the ballot was deemed the critical weapon needed to complete school desegregation and equal access to public accommodations,the SCLC focused on securing voting rights for black people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What did the Supreme Court decide in Sweatt v.Painter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks had no right to be admitted to white law schools if the school had a separate facility of any kind. 
B)  Sweatt had to be admitted to the main law school, not simply given space in the basement of the university. 
C)  Elementary education should not be segregated, as it had a negative effect on young schoolchildren and promoted racism. 
D)  The NAACP had no right to fund the legal education of black students at white schools. 
A)  Blacks had no right to be admitted to white law schools if the school had a separate facility of any kind. 
B)  Sweatt had to be admitted to the main law school, not simply given space in the basement of the university. 
C)  Elementary education should not be segregated, as it had a negative effect on young schoolchildren and promoted racism. 
D)  The NAACP had no right to fund the legal education of black students at white schools.

Question 10

The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR)led by the Rev.Fred __________ orchestrated campaigns of boycotts,pickets,and demonstrations during the civil rights movement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights...

Question 11

Who was chosen to lead the new Montgomery Improvement Association?

Accepted Answer

A)  E.D.Nixon 
B)  Rosa Parks 
C)  Martin Luther King, Jr. 
D)  Jo Ann Robinson 
A)  E.D.Nixon 
B)  Rosa Parks 
C)  Martin Luther King, Jr. 
D)  Jo Ann Robinson

Question 12

What group was pivotal in early organizing and protest against the segregated buses in Montgomery?

Accepted Answer

A)  League of Women Voters 
B)  Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 
C)  Southern Christian Leadership Conference 
D)  Women's Political Council 
A)  League of Women Voters 
B)  Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 
C)  Southern Christian Leadership Conference 
D)  Women's Political Council

Question 13

Although women occupied the top leadership positions in the Montgomery Bus boycott, men were the key to its effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How did Orville Faubus react to the Brown decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  He completely accepted it. 
B)  He attempted to build a new school for blacks to keep them from integrating. 
C)  He decided to do nothing and was quickly voted out of office by a white supremacist majority of the state. 
D)  He tried to keep blacks from attending the local high school by posting National Guardsmen there. 
A)  He completely accepted it. 
B)  He attempted to build a new school for blacks to keep them from integrating. 
C)  He decided to do nothing and was quickly voted out of office by a white supremacist majority of the state. 
D)  He tried to keep blacks from attending the local high school by posting National Guardsmen there.

Question 15

What does Map 21-1 reveal regarding the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on black voting patterns by 1971?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Voting Rights Act made no impact on black voting patterns. 
B)  The voting Rights Act led to a decrease in black voters. 
C)  The voting Rights Act led an increase in black voters. 
D)  The Voting Rights Act led to a decrease in white voters. 
A)  The Voting Rights Act made no impact on black voting patterns. 
B)  The voting Rights Act led to a decrease in black voters. 
C)  The voting Rights Act led an increase in black voters. 
D)  The Voting Rights Act led to a decrease in white voters.

Question 16

How do most white Americans view the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a difficult time of repression and racial violence 
B)  as a time of stable families and great prosperity 
C)  as a time of great musical developments by blacks 
D)  as a frightening time of worries about nuclear holocaust 
A)  as a difficult time of repression and racial violence 
B)  as a time of stable families and great prosperity 
C)  as a time of great musical developments by blacks 
D)  as a frightening time of worries about nuclear holocaust

Question 17

Why did the lynching of Emmett Till take place? What effect did it have on the civil rights movement?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Why did the NAACP decide not to use Claudette Colvin's arrest as a test case on the buses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colvin was a white woman who tried to sit in the black section of the bus, and they wanted a black woman arrested. 
B)  Colvin and her parents were not part of the local black social elite. 
C)  Colvin was too old and in unstable health, and they did not feel she would make it through an arduous trial. 
D)  Colvin had already had her life threatened by white supremacists in Montgomery and Birmingham. 
A)  Colvin was a white woman who tried to sit in the black section of the bus, and they wanted a black woman arrested. 
B)  Colvin and her parents were not part of the local black social elite. 
C)  Colvin was too old and in unstable health, and they did not feel she would make it through an arduous trial. 
D)  Colvin had already had her life threatened by white supremacists in Montgomery and Birmingham.

Question 19

What were the Freedom Rides?

Accepted Answer

A)  an attempt by whites to destroy the SCLC and SNCC 
B)  an attempt to gain voting rights for blacks 
C)  an interracial ride by students on public transportation through the South 
D)  an effort by the Kennedy administration to publicize black problems in the North 
A)  an attempt by whites to destroy the SCLC and SNCC 
B)  an attempt to gain voting rights for blacks 
C)  an interracial ride by students on public transportation through the South 
D)  an effort by the Kennedy administration to publicize black problems in the North

Question 20

What adult proved very influential in the formation of SNCC?

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Luther King, Jr. 
B)  Ella Baker 
C)  Bayard Rustin 
D)  Jackie Robinson 
A)  Martin Luther King, Jr. 
B)  Ella Baker 
C)  Bayard Rustin 
D)  Jackie Robinson

Exam 21: The Freedom Movement

What is true about school desegregation under Brown by 1960?

How does the life of Rosa Parks reflect the African-American experience during the era?

How did the boycott affect the bus system?

What did the Supreme Court decide in the case of Browder v.Gayle?

Why was Rosa Parks arrested on December 1,1955?

In 1955 and early 1956,desegregation of education proceeded without hindrance in Maryland,Kentucky,Delaware,Oklahoma,and Missouri.

In 1944 the Supreme Court decided in the case of __________ v.Allwright that white primaries unconstitutional.

Because the ballot was deemed the critical weapon needed to complete school desegregation and equal access to public accommodations,the SCLC focused on securing voting rights for black people.

What did the Supreme Court decide in Sweatt v.Painter?

The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR)led by the Rev.Fred __________ orchestrated campaigns of boycotts,pickets,and demonstrations during the civil rights movement.

Who was chosen to lead the new Montgomery Improvement Association?

What group was pivotal in early organizing and protest against the segregated buses in Montgomery?

Although women occupied the top leadership positions in the Montgomery Bus boycott, men were the key to its effectiveness.

How did Orville Faubus react to the Brown decision?

What does Map 21-1 reveal regarding the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on black voting patterns by 1971?

How do most white Americans view the 1950s?

Why did the lynching of Emmett Till take place? What effect did it have on the civil rights movement?

Why did the NAACP decide not to use Claudette Colvin's arrest as a test case on the buses?

What were the Freedom Rides?

What adult proved very influential in the formation of SNCC?

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