Jim Crow/ US Civil Rights

Who is this Figure?

• Eminem

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Malcolm X

• Madonna

What does NAACP stand for?

(a)  

Answer explanation

National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People

In what year was the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) created?

(a)  

Answer explanation

NAACP was founded in 1909

What year marked the end of the American Civil War and the end of Slavery?

• 1836

• 1896

• 1865

• 1909

How many member states (countries) are current members of the united Nations?

• 51

• 194

• 192

• 193

Answer explanation

There are currently 193 member states in the United Nations

The Jim Crow Laws led to African-Americans being treated as second class citizens and subjected to complete segregation

• True

• False

In 1955, the Montgomery Bus Boycott occurred. Which individual's refusal to give up their seat on a bus for a white man sparked the boycott?

• Huey Newton

• Robert Kennedy

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King jr

Answer explanation

Rosa Parks refused on principle to surrender her seat because of her race, which was required by the law in Montgomery at the time. Parks was briefly jailed and paid a fine. But she was also a long-time member of the NAACP and highly respected in her community.

When was Jim Crow created?

• 1835

• 1838

• 1830

• 1836

Jim Crow was created to amuse white audiences

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The Jim Crow persona is a theater character — developed and popularized by Thomas D. Rice — and a racist depiction of African-Americans and of their culture. Rice based the character on a folk trickster named Jim Crow that had long been popular among black slaves.

Who is this figure?

(a)  

Answer explanation

Malcolm X