Question 1

The response of white southerners to the Brown decision was massive __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The response of white southerners to the...

Question 2

Which of the following cases involved a young woman who had been denied admission to a law school because she was black?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gaines v.Canada 
B)  Sweatt v.Painter 
C)  Sipuel v.Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma 
D)  Brown v.Board of Education 
A)  Gaines v.Canada 
B)  Sweatt v.Painter 
C)  Sipuel v.Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma 
D)  Brown v.Board of Education

Question 3

What tactic did college students begin to employ beginning in 1960?

Accepted Answer

A)  the protest bombing 
B)  the boycott 
C)  the musical concert benefit 
D)  the sit-in 
A)  the protest bombing 
B)  the boycott 
C)  the musical concert benefit 
D)  the sit-in

Question 4

What amendment did the NAACP claim southern states were violating when they lacked black graduate education facilities or refused admittance to blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  the First Amendment 
B)  the Tenth Amendment 
C)  the Fourteenth Amendment 
D)  the Twenty-First Amendment 
A)  the First Amendment 
B)  the Tenth Amendment 
C)  the Fourteenth Amendment 
D)  the Twenty-First Amendment

Question 5

What group did students form to continue their activism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 
B)  Southern Christian Leadership Conference 
C)  Congress of Racial Equality 
D)  Southern Regional Congress 
A)  Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 
B)  Southern Christian Leadership Conference 
C)  Congress of Racial Equality 
D)  Southern Regional Congress

Question 6

How does the life and career of Constance Baker Motley symbolize the struggle that black professionals waged during the era?

Accepted Answer

A)  She was easily accepted to the nation's highest law schools and jobs. 
B)  She became the Democrats' top lawyer in the defense of segregation in schools. 
C)  She struggled to overcome racial barriers to educational and career advancement. 
D)  Her career was destroyed by the combined efforts of the Ku Klux Klan and the U.S.Congress. 
A)  She was easily accepted to the nation's highest law schools and jobs. 
B)  She became the Democrats' top lawyer in the defense of segregation in schools. 
C)  She struggled to overcome racial barriers to educational and career advancement. 
D)  Her career was destroyed by the combined efforts of the Ku Klux Klan and the U.S.Congress.

Question 7

The relationship of __________ __________ to the civil rights movement is akin to the relationship of mother to children.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The relationship of __________ __________ to the...

Question 8

Why were the sit-ins organized? What results did the sit-ins achieve?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define the si

Question 9

Why did COFO recruit northern white students to help with Freedom Summer?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were no black students interested. 
B)  They thought the white students would give the project more media attention. 
C)  They thought the white students were more experienced in organizing activities. 
D)  They wanted some younger people to balance the age ratio. 
A)  There were no black students interested. 
B)  They thought the white students would give the project more media attention. 
C)  They thought the white students were more experienced in organizing activities. 
D)  They wanted some younger people to balance the age ratio.

Question 10

The backlash of the __________ decision on the NAACP included the closing of over 200 of its branches.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The backlash of the __________ decision on...

Question 11

An all-white jury acquitted the two men who lynched Emmett Till in __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An all-white jury acquitted the two men...

Question 12

How did people outside the city of Montgomery assist with the boycott?

Accepted Answer

People outside the city of Montgomery, A

Question 13

What was the result of the Brown case?

Accepted Answer

A)  The court declared that separate educations for blacks and whites were not equal, therefore overturning the Plessy case. 
B)  Blacks were once again denied a right to equal educational opportunities. 
C)  The Supreme Court agreed that segregation was bad but refused to issue a decision in the matter. 
D)  All educational facilities, both private and public, had to be desegregated immediately. 
A)  The court declared that separate educations for blacks and whites were not equal, therefore overturning the Plessy case. 
B)  Blacks were once again denied a right to equal educational opportunities. 
C)  The Supreme Court agreed that segregation was bad but refused to issue a decision in the matter. 
D)  All educational facilities, both private and public, had to be desegregated immediately.

Question 14

On August 28, 1963 nearly 250,000 marchers gathered before the __________Memorial to support the civil rights bill and the movement at large.

Accepted Answer

The answer of On August 28, 1963 nearly 250,000 marchers...

Question 15

Why did the SCLC object to the tactics and methods of SNCC?

Accepted Answer

A)  They thought that SNCC was too conservative in accepting segregation. 
B)  They wanted the students to work solely on issues for younger children. 
C)  They thought that SNCC was too radical and disrupted race relations. 
D)  They wanted less control of the movement. 
A)  They thought that SNCC was too conservative in accepting segregation. 
B)  They wanted the students to work solely on issues for younger children. 
C)  They thought that SNCC was too radical and disrupted race relations. 
D)  They wanted less control of the movement.

Question 16

Why did the Civil Rights movement begin to change in the early 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Albany Movement and the Birmingham March 
B)  the Albany Movement and King's assassination 
C)  Nixon's election to the presidency and the Vietnam War 
D)  Kennedy's assassination and the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham 
A)  the Albany Movement and the Birmingham March 
B)  the Albany Movement and King's assassination 
C)  Nixon's election to the presidency and the Vietnam War 
D)  Kennedy's assassination and the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham

Question 17

Which of the following is true about the Civil Rights Act of 1957?

Accepted Answer

A)  The act outlawed poll taxes and literacy tests. 
B)  The act created a commission to study infringements on black voting. 
C)  The act provided an enforcement mechanism for school systems that refused to integrate. 
D)  The act outlawed all discrimination in employment. 
A)  The act outlawed poll taxes and literacy tests. 
B)  The act created a commission to study infringements on black voting. 
C)  The act provided an enforcement mechanism for school systems that refused to integrate. 
D)  The act outlawed all discrimination in employment.

Question 18

Early in his administration,how did John F.Kennedy aid the cause of civil rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  He appointed numerous blacks to important administrative positions. 
B)  He allowed his brother to put force into the Justice Department's civil rights litigation. 
C)  He required government agencies to stop discrimination in federally supported housing. 
D)  He eliminated segregation in the military, the postal service, and the federal marshal office. 
A)  He appointed numerous blacks to important administrative positions. 
B)  He allowed his brother to put force into the Justice Department's civil rights litigation. 
C)  He required government agencies to stop discrimination in federally supported housing. 
D)  He eliminated segregation in the military, the postal service, and the federal marshal office.

Question 19

Why did African Americans support John F.Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many did not-he was seen as a typical racist from the South. 
B)  Kennedy, as governor of Massachusetts, had hired many blacks into important offices. 
C)  He made several important gestures, including helping King get released from prison. 
D)  Kennedy promised to desegregate the military and housing, and to allow black churches to be exempt from taxation in the South. 
A)  Many did not-he was seen as a typical racist from the South. 
B)  Kennedy, as governor of Massachusetts, had hired many blacks into important offices. 
C)  He made several important gestures, including helping King get released from prison. 
D)  Kennedy promised to desegregate the military and housing, and to allow black churches to be exempt from taxation in the South.

Question 20

The results of Kennedy's efforts to woo black voters through campaign statements supporting black protests were unsuccessful in the 1960 presidential campaign.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: The Freedom Movement

The response of white southerners to the Brown decision was massive __________.

Which of the following cases involved a young woman who had been denied admission to a law school because she was black?

What tactic did college students begin to employ beginning in 1960?

What amendment did the NAACP claim southern states were violating when they lacked black graduate education facilities or refused admittance to blacks?

What group did students form to continue their activism?

How does the life and career of Constance Baker Motley symbolize the struggle that black professionals waged during the era?

The relationship of __________ __________ to the civil rights movement is akin to the relationship of mother to children.

Why were the sit-ins organized? What results did the sit-ins achieve?

Why did COFO recruit northern white students to help with Freedom Summer?

The backlash of the __________ decision on the NAACP included the closing of over 200 of its branches.

An all-white jury acquitted the two men who lynched Emmett Till in __________.

How did people outside the city of Montgomery assist with the boycott?

What was the result of the Brown case?

On August 28, 1963 nearly 250,000 marchers gathered before the __________Memorial to support the civil rights bill and the movement at large.

Why did the SCLC object to the tactics and methods of SNCC?

Why did the Civil Rights movement begin to change in the early 1960s?

Which of the following is true about the Civil Rights Act of 1957?

Early in his administration,how did John F.Kennedy aid the cause of civil rights?

Why did African Americans support John F.Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election?

The results of Kennedy's efforts to woo black voters through campaign statements supporting black protests were unsuccessful in the 1960 presidential campaign.

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