Ch. 21 Civil Rights (2)

The civil rights leader who preached that blacks should separate from white society was _____. 

• Martin Luther King Jr.
• James Meredith
• Malcolm X
• Fannie Lou Hamer 

The nation experienced the worst rioting in its history after the assassination of _____.

• John F. Kennedy
• Robert Kennedy
• Malcolm X
• Martin Luther King Jr.

Headed by Elijah Muhammad, this organization was also known as the Black Muslims

• Black Panthers
• Nation of Islam
• Freedom Riders
• Southern Christian Leadership Committee

One accomplishment of the _____ was bringing about a federal ban on segregation in all interstate travel facilities.

• Little Rock Nine
• Black Panthers
• Montgomery bus boycott
• Freedom Riders

This political Party was formed to fight against police brutality in urban neighborhoods

• Black Panthers
• Freedom Riders
• Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party 
• Southern Christian Leadership Committee

Civil rights leader who became impatient with nonviolence and called for “Black Power.”

• Martin Luther King Jr.
• James Merideth
• Thurgood Marshall
• Stokely Carmichael

One legacy of the civil rights movement that has been challenged in recent years is _____.

• Equal opportunity in housing
• Affirmative action programs
• Black participation in politics
• Separate but equal facilities

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?

• housing
• churches 
• private universities 
• public accommodations

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enable federal officials to do? 

• register voters 
• oversee the collection of poll taxes
• oversee programs to test voter literacy
• recount votes 

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in which activity?

• hiring an employee 
• awarding a construction contract 
• selling or renting a home 
• admitting students to state universities