Civil Rights Movement

What organization does Martin Luther King Jr. serve as the president of?

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• Congress of Racial Equality

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Why did Martin Luther King Jr. and his organization decide to engage in a nonviolent direct action program in Birmingham?

• They were invited by the local affiliate in Birmingham

• They wanted to negotiate with the economic community

• They wanted to remove racial signs from the stores

• They wanted to protest against segregation

What was the purpose of nonviolent direct action according to Martin Luther King Jr.?

• To create a crisis and force the community to negotiate

• To incite violence and provoke the authorities

• To gain media attention and publicity

• To overthrow the government and establish a new system

Why does Martin Luther King Jr. believe that negotiation alone is not enough?

• Because the oppressor will never voluntarily give freedom

• Because negotiation is a slow and ineffective process

• Because the oppressed have waited for too long

• Because the nations of Asia and Africa are gaining independence

What does Martin Luther King Jr. say is the Negro's great stumbling block towards freedom?

• The white moderate who prefers order over justice

• The Ku Klux Klanner and white citizens' councilor

• The lack of support from the black community

• The slow progress of the civil rights movement

What does Martin Luther King Jr. hope the white religious leadership in Birmingham would do?

• See the justice of their cause and support them

• Comply with the desegregation decision because it is the law

• Advocate for a negative peace without tension

• Ignore the racial and economic injustices

What does Martin Luther King Jr. criticize about white churches in the midst of the struggle for racial and economic justice?

• They focus on pious irrelevancies and sanctimonious trivialities

• They actively support the civil rights movement

• They prioritize integration over moral righteousness

• They are too involved in social issues

What does Martin Luther King Jr. hope for the future of the nation?

• The dark clouds of racial prejudice will pass away

• The white moderate will change their views

• The civil rights movement will achieve all its goals

• The black community will gain political independence

What is the main theme of Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter?

• The need for nonviolent direct action

• The disappointment with white moderates

• The importance of religious leadership

• The struggle for racial and economic justice

What is the purpose of Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter?

• To respond to criticism and explain his actions

• To promote the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• To call for a boycott of Birmingham

• To request support from the white clergy