Video Questions: Crash Course "A.Phillip Randolph"

What significant event is prominently associated with the March on Washington in 1963?

• Malcolm X's speech
• The signing of the Civil Rights Act
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
• The end of segregation

Who is referred to as "the father of the march on Washington movement"?

• A. Philip Randolph
• Bayard Rustin
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• W.E.B. Du Bois

In what year was the original march on Washington planned?

• 1941
• 1963
• 1955
• 1935

What was the main focus of A. Philip Randolph's activism?

• Education reforms
• Voting rights
• Women's rights
• Labor rights for Black workers

What was the outcome of A. Philip Randolph's efforts with the Pullman Company in 1937?

• The first union agreement between Black workers and a major corporation
• Complete integration of Black workers
• The founding of the NAACP
• A nationwide strike

Why was the original march in 1941 ultimately cancelled?

• Lack of public interest
• The entry of the U.S. into World War II
• Opposition from civil rights leaders
• The establishment of the Fair Employment Practices Committee

What concept describes the idea that activists must conform to societal expectations in order to be respected?

• Civil disobedience
• Respectability politics
• Nonviolent resistance
• Direct action