Unit 9 - the Civil Rights Era (Part 1)

"Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated in Memphis" (1968)

How did the event in this headline impact the Civil Rights Movement?

• The focus of the movement shifted to the struggle of migrant workers.

• The movement lost credibility with the American public.

• The focus of the movement shifted to protesting U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

• The movement lost an important national leader.

"The white driver said, 'Let me have those front seats.' I didn't get up. I was tired of giving in to white people.

"'I'm going to have you arrested,' the driver said.

"'You may do that,' I answered."

How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights movement?

• It changed the way police arrested public protesters.

• It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.

• It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states.

• It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states.

"After winning the right to participate in the American experiment of self-government, African-Americans were systematically and ruthlessly excluded from it: from 1901 to 1929, there were no blacks in the Federal legislature."

How did W.E.B. DuBois combat prejudice like that described in the excerpt?

• He demanded the passage of women's suffrage.

• He established an early civil rights group, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

• He advocated making political compromises with segregationists.

• He sought court orders to protect the rights of voters.

"Sit-in Protest at Woolworth's Lunch Counter in Greensboro, N.C." (1960)

"Freedom Rides Begin from Washington, D.C." (1961)

"250,000 Participate in March on Washington" (1963)

What was the main result of the events referred to in these headlines?

• The growth of insurance and welfare programs for elderly citizens

• The growth of radical political parties on the East Coast.

• The expansion of political and economic opportunities for minority citizens.

• The expansion of economic cooperation between northern and southern states.

In the late 1800s, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson --

• established a legal remedy for victims of discrimination.

• created a legal justification for segregation laws.

• affirmed the legality of federal regulation of state elections.

• recognized public protests as a legal form of civil disobedience.

"POLITICAL VIEWS OF ____?____

"SUPPORTED: Civil disobedience, nonviolent resistance, desegregation

"OPPOSED: expression of violence, political compromise, racial separatism"

The name of which civil rights leader best completes the title of the graphic?

• Booker T. Washington

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Stokely Carmichael

• Malcolm X

"IMPORTANT LEADER: Huey P. Newton

"NAME OF ORGANIZATION: ____?____

"BASIC PHILOSOPHY: Use all necessary means to defend the Black community and provide for community needs."

Which organization's name correctly completes this table?

• Nation of Islam

• Black Panther Party

• Congress of Racial Equality

• NAACP

During the Civil Rights movement, the Black Panther Party's tactics differed from those of Martin Luther King, Jr., because the Black Panthers called for --

• the use of the court system to gain equality

• respecting government authority

• the use of armed resistance if necessary

• enduring injustice through religious faith

"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin." - President Harry S. Truman, 1948

Which of the following contributed to President Truman's decision to issue this order?

• A lack of funding for veteran pensions.

• Declining enlistment rates during peacetime.

• Discrimination against minority service members.

• A desire to repeal the draft.

"Whenever normal agencies prove inadequate to the task... the President's responsibility is inescapable. In accordance with that responsibility, I have today issued an Executive Order directing the use of troops under Federal authority to aid... at Little Rock, Arkansas." - President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957

President Eisenhower exercised his federal authority in an effort to --

• ensure the safety of protesters at lunch counter sit-ins

• end the violence directed against the Freedom Riders.

• enforce a ruling to desegregate public schools.

• protect citizens from rioting spurred by Ku Klux Klan rallies.