Unit 4.1a Civil Rights

Which of the following served to strike down de jure segregation in public education?  (6.5,5.3) 

• the 1961 freedom rides

• the US Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

• Johnson's "Great Society" and his War on Poverty

• the persistence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Which statement best describes the unanimous decision of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka  (6.5,5.3) 

• the doctrine of “separate but equal” was unconstitutional under the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

• the decision to integrate schools would be left up to the individual states.

• the doctrine of “separate but equal” was constitutional as determined by the 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson.

• the doctrine of integrating colleges would be left up to the federal government

​Which statement best explains a primary effect of the rulings in the Supreme Court cases described in the timeline on the civil rights of American citizens? (5.3) 

• The states restricted the civil rights of individuals when police officers needed to search private property.

• The federal government increased public surveillance and restricted the civil rights of individuals.

• The states gave up the responsibility of protecting the civil rights of individuals to the federal government.

• The federal government expanded and protected the civil rights of individuals.

According to the document below and your knowledge of US History & Civics, which statement best describes President Eisenhower exercising his federal authority  (5.4,5.3)

• ensure the safety of students participating in “sit-ins” at lunch counters.

• 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.

how did television coverage of the events of the Civil Rights Movement affect Americans? (GLE 5.4, 5.3)

• News broadcasts of segregation in the South led other areas to consider implementing segregation.

• Dramatic scenes of injustice to African Americans gained them many sympathizers.

• Acts of violence toward African Americans increased as television coverage increased.

• Broadcasts of African American actions created a backlash against their cause.

Based on the picture, the picture indicates a situation that grew out of an effort to enforce the Supreme Court decision in (6.5)

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

• Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States

Which of the following actions would have been illegal following the Supreme court's ruling in  Brown V. Board of Education?  (6.5, 5.3)

• a white principal turning away an African American student because there is a school in town for black children

• forcing elderly African American women to give up their seat on a public bus

• the use of the National Guard to settle racial disputes

• public officials using violence to break up peaceful protests

Based on this photograph, choose the correct statements that best describe some of the important issues these civil rights marchers wanted to make aware to the public? (5.4),5.3

• ending segregation in public schools

• jobs / employment discrimination

• to end Jim Crow laws

• to protest the war in Vietnam

• equal housing laws

Which of the following statements accurately describes Martin Luther King Jr.?  (5.4)

• He was a militant African American leader

• He was arrested for refusing to give up his seat on a bus

• he effectively argued against segregation in Brown v. Board of Education

• He advocated nonviolence as he led the civil rights movement

Rosa Parks became a key figure in US history in which of the following ways? (5.4,5.3)

• She was a key figure in the women's movement with her book, The Feminine Mystique

• She was a key figure in the civil rights movement for her participation in "sit ins"

• She was a key figure of the New Left for her stance on civil rights and the Vietnam War

• She was a key figure in the civil rights movement for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus