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Civil Rights in America
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1Which one of these events was the earliest?
- ABrown vs Topeka case
- BBus Boy Cot
- CThe Washington Peace March
- DThe Freedom Rides
2The other anti racism group was called the Black Power but what was the person in charge called?
- AMalcolm X
- BLinda Brown
- CAlger Hiss
- DMartin Luther King
3Which of these was not a black power aim? (2 Answers)
- ABlacks should take more responsibility, power and control in their own communities (e.g. set up their
own businesses). They should not rely on white to give them rights, but take control themselves. - Bnon-violent tactics
- Cblacks should set up their own state without any
white people. - DMore focus on social and economic issues (e.g. poverty)
- Eused methods such as giving speeches, marches and sit-ins in order to try and change things for
Black Americans.
- ABlacks should take more responsibility, power and control in their own communities (e.g. set up their
4More than 250,000 people, including 60,000 whites marched to demand civil rights for
all. They heard Martin Luther King‘s famous ― "I have a dream" speech. What event was this?- AWashington Peace march
- BBirmingham Peace March
- CBus Boy Cot
- DBrown vs Topeka and Little Rock
51965- Voting Rights Act was passed, why did this still not allow all blacks to vote?
- ADue to lack of education blacks did not pass the literacy and numeracy tests required for the vote.
- BThere was several attacks carried out by the government.
- CThe blacks did not know about the voting rights act
- DMartin Luther king ordered for a protest to cot the vote like the bus boy cot.
61960s – Made journeys on interstate buses to draw attention to the fact that the southern states were
ignoring the laws that said interstate buses and bus stations should no longer be segregated. Which event was this?- AFreedom Riders
- BBirmingham Peace March
- CWashington Peace March
- DLittle Rock
7Which one of these is NOT a aim of Martin Luther King?
- ABelieved strongly in peaceful protest
- BUsed methods such as giving speeches, marches and sit-ins in order to try and change things for
Black Americans - CBecause he insisted on remaining peaceful, he was better able to persuade Presidents and Congress to
go along with him. - DMore focus on social and economic issues (e.g. poverty) rather than political issues
8Why did the Black Power Movement NOT develop in the 1960's?
- AMany blacks felt that the pace of change was too slow
- BEven though Martin Luther King‘s campaigns had achieved some great things, most blacks still faced
poverty, discrimination and racism as part of their everyday lives - CMany grew frustrated with the non-violent campaigns. They felt it was humiliating black people and
was not bringing enough change fast enough. - DThe Black Panthers had the most violent reputation.
9Little Rock was important to the Civil Rights Movement for a number of reasons; ( 2 Answers)
- AIt showed that the President was willing to get involved and support black Americans.
- BThere was world wide publicity for the Civil Rights Campaign and a lot of sympathy for the black
students - CIt showed that civil rights does not work
- DEven though civil rights laws will get passed the southern states would just ignore them and the army would be need ed to get anything done down south.
10The Civil Rights Movement had some major successes. For Example;
• The end of segregation in public places.
• Many more schools are now fully integrated.
• Far more blacks now vote in elections.
However what did it not solve? ( 2 Answers)- AMany black authors and actors have become not very successful
- BThe first black mayor (Carl Stokes in Cleveland, 1968) was elected.
- Cblack population are still worse off than whites and rates of
unemployment are higher for blacks than whites Blacks still tend to have lower educational standards - DGhettos remain in many cities
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