AA Civil Rights

Which event was the earliest advancement of the civil rights movement?

• Desegregation of the US military

• Sending troops to Little Rock

• Brown v Board of EDU

• Voting Rights Act

Who has the power to desegregate the military?

• President

• Sumpreme Court

• The Senate

• House of Representatives

Why did President Truman desegregate the military?

• continuation of New Deal programs that supported African Americans.

• need to increase the number of soldiers in the armed forces.

• because of the great service that African Americans performed during World War II.

• need to regulate the operations of the defense industry.

What supreme court case overturned Plessy v Ferguson?

• Brown v Board of EDU

• Schenck v United States

• Miranda v Arizona

• Swann v Charlotte

The inability for African Americans and whites to use the same facilities was a result of what doctrine?

• clear and present danger

• habeaus corpus

• judicial review

• separate but equal

The NAACP, SCLC, SNCC, CORE, and the Black Panther Party all had what in common?

• the organizations had similar goals, they utilized a wide variety of strategies to try to improve civil rights

• the organizations had very different goals, they all pursued similar strategies to achieve civil rights.

• There was no overlap in goals and strategies between civil rights groups.

• All groups believed in strict adherence to the principles of civil disobedience.

What organization did MLK Jr. mostly associate himself with?

• NAACP

• CORE

• SCLC

• SNCC

How did Booker T Washignton and WEB Du Bois differ on their view of Civil Rights?

• Du Bois pushed for separation of the races; Washington advocated for the immediate end of Jim Crow laws.

• Du Bois advocated for acceptance and political equality; Washington pushed for gradual economic gains.

• Du Bois believed in the slow and peaceful acquisition of rights; Washington supported militant action.

• Du Bois pushed for African Americans to leave the nation to gain rights; Washington wanted complete integration of the races.

What was the purpose of poll taxes and literacy test?

• to collect revenue to pay for poll workers 

• to stop corruption in state and local elections 

• to prevent certain groups from voting

• to ensure that the most qualified candidates ran for offices

Who was the African American girl who was associated with start of Brown v Board of Education?

• Ruby Bridges

• Madam CJ Walker

• Linda Brown