U6 1960s

Which of the following groups was intended to benefit MOST from the Great Society programs

• white, middle class families
• farmers
• businessmen
• minorities and the poor

In Brown v. Board of Education, the doctrine of ________________________ relating to public education was overturned.

• due process of the law
• "all deliberate speed"
• "separate but equal"
• equal protection under the law

Martin Luther King Jr. believed the best way to achieve civil rights was a _________________.

• " an eye for an eye"

• nonviolent protest

• violent revolution

• Black Power ideology

One accomplishment of the _______________________ was bring about the enforcement of a federal ban on segregation in all interstate travel facilities, including busses and waiting terminals.

• Little Rock Nine
• Freedom Riders
• Black Panthers
• Montgomery Bus Boycott

The person who wrote the famous "Letters from a Birmingham Jail" was

• Eugene "Bull" Conner
• James Meredith
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• John Lewis

The highlight of the March on Washington was

• President Kennedy's opening remarks
• the appearance of Vice President Johnson
• Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech
• the singing of "We Shall Overcome"

Appealing to many African American's anger and frustration over a lack of social and economic power, _____________________________ preached a militant approach to civil rights.

• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Malcolm X
• Medgar Evers
• Fannie Lou Hammer

Johnson's two civil rights laws (Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965) are considered to be:

• landmarks in American history
• unconstitutional
• too weak to enforce
• too radical for the 1960s

Freedom Summer and the Selma Marches both called attention to African American's lack of

• food
• employment
• voting rights
• strong leaders

Which of the following was NOT advocated by the Black Panthers?

• nonviolence
• Black Power
• black nationalism
• community development