Civil rights strategies review
Review key civil rights strategies in U.S. history, focusing on major figures, events, and legislative milestones.
Quiz(13 preguntas)
1. Which act prohibited discrimination based on race?
Términos en este set(16)
What is civil disobedience?
The active, professed refusal to obey certain laws as a form of protest.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
A leader in the American civil rights movement, advocating for nonviolent resistance.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?
Prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
True or false: The NAACP was founded in 1909.
True, to advance justice for African Americans.
Difference between de jure and de facto segregation
De jure: mandated by law; De facto: existing in practice without legal enforcement.
Fill in the blank: The March on Washington occurred in _____ 1963.
August
What role did the Freedom Riders play?
They challenged segregation in interstate bus facilities across the South.
Who was Malcolm X?
A civil rights leader advocating for Black empowerment and self-defense.
What was the significance of Brown v. Board of Education?
It declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
True or false: The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965.
True, it aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans.
What was the impact of the Stonewall Riots?
They catalyzed the modern LGBTQ rights movement in the U.S.
Who founded the SCLC?
Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists in 1957.
What strategy did Rosa Parks use?
She employed civil disobedience by refusing to give up her bus seat.
What is the significance of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches?
They highlighted the struggle for voting rights and led to the Voting Rights Act.
True or false: The Black Panther Party advocated for nonviolent protest.
False, they believed in armed self-defense against police brutality.
What was the primary aim of the civil rights movement?
To end racial discrimination and secure equal rights for African Americans.
Preguntas en este set(13)
1. Which act prohibited discrimination based on race?
2. What was the main goal of the Freedom Rides?
3. Which event catalyzed the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
4. True or false: Martin Luther King Jr. was a proponent of violent protests.
5. What was the purpose of the March on Washington?
6. Which of these leaders called for self-defense in the civil rights movement?
7. Which Supreme Court case declared school segregation unconstitutional?
8. What major event took place in Selma in 1965?
9. Which organization was primarily focused on voter registration for African Americans?
10. True or false: The Black Panther Party was founded in the 1980s.
11. Which piece of legislation aimed to eliminate literacy tests for voting?
12. What was the significance of the Stonewall Riots in 1969?
13. Which strategy is most associated with the SCLC?
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