U.S.H. Ch.22 Test
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- The civil rights movement began to splinter because?
- many activists quit
- The Nation of Islam emphasized?
- supremecy of black people
- 3 true statements about Malcolm X are?
- he was a charismatic speaker - he served time in prison - he joined the Nation of Islam
- who turned to nonviolence?
- Malcolm X
- 3 true statements about the Black Power movement
- Stokely Carmichael started it - MLK Jr. dissagreed with its approach - it emphasized racial pride
- The Black Panthers appealed to?
- urban African Americans
- MLK Jr. moved to Chicago because?
- he hoped to end housing problems
- The Kerner Commission report discussed?
- rioting
- In March 1968 King announced a Poor People's Campaign to?
- help the poor
- King was assassinated in?
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Who became the leader of the Black Muslims in the early 1930s?
- Elijah Muhammad
- Which of these was not and expectation of Black Muslim members? (no alcohol, no smoking, maintain membership in the armed forces, maintain a stict diet)
- maintain membership in the armed forces
- During WW2 many Black Muslims were sent to prison for?
- avoiding the draft
- When the Nation of Islam's membership declined, Muhammad began actively recruiting?
- convicts
- Malcolm X converted to ___ and began calling for unity among all people.
- Islam
- The presence of white volunteers created tensions within the SNCC because Af Am workers believed that white students were?
- trying to take of the project
- What were 3 premises of the Black Power movement?
- black seperatism, emphasis on racial pride, interest in African culture and heritage
- What was the symbol for the militant black party?
- a black panther
- The Kerner Commission charged that ____ was largely responsible for the riots of 1965 and 1966.
- white racism
- As the civil rights movement continued, some Af Ams questioned the effectiveness of nonviolence as a mean to reach their goals. (T/F)
- True
- The Black Muslims emphasized the supremecy of black people over all the other races. (T/F)
- True
- Elijah Muhammed declared that Af Ams should creat their own republic within the U.S. (T/F)
- True
- Black Muslims received great financial aid from the federal government. (T/F)
- False
- Malcolm X embraced the teachings of Elijah Muhammed and became a leading minister for the Nation of Islam. (T/F)
- True
- Malcolm X criticized the goals and strategies of civil rights organizations. (T/F)
- True
- Malcolm X was assainated by Black Muslim members. (T/F)
- True
- In 1966 MLK Jr. moved his family into a slum apartment in Chicago because he had used up all of his money funding the civil rights movement. (T/F)
- False
- Af Ams recieved great support from whites in their fight for civil rights in the North. (T/F)
- False
- In 1968 MLK Jr. called for a Poor People's Campaign that would include a march on Washington to protest the miuse of government spending. (T/F)
- True
- On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. (T/F)
- True
- Date that MLK Jr. was assassinated.
- April 4, 1968
- The Montgomery Improvement Association was expanded into what?
- Souther Christian Leadership
- who led the Southern Christian Leadership?
- MLK Jr.
- What was the Southern Christian Leadership?
- an alliances of church-based Af Am organizations dedicated to ending discrimination
- The SCLC pledged to use what?
- nonviolent resistance
- demonstators protest by sitting down in a location and refusing to leave
- sit-ins
- a loose association of student activists from throughout the South
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
- What did the success of the student sit-ins inspire?
- the Congress of Racial Equality
- what was the Congress of Racial Equality?
- northern-based cibil rights group that hoped to launch new nonciolent protests against racial dicrimination
- What has the Supreme Court ruled in Dec of 1960?
- that segregation in facilities such as bus stations that served interstate travelers was illegal
- What were the Freedom Riders and what was their purpose?
- a group of civil rights workers who took bus trips thre southern states in 1961 to protest illegal bus segregation
- Where did the violence erupt?
- when they crossed the Alabama state line (Annistan)
- While the Freedom Riders helped to advance the end of racial discrimination, where did segregation remain?
- southern schools and public facilities
- Who was James Meredith?
- on Af. Am applicant to the U of M
- What did the events in Birmingham force Pres Kennedy to do?
- take stand on civil rights`
- What was the March on Washington?
- march on Wash D.C. to lincoln Memorial to build support for civil rights mvmnt
- Who gave the final speech?
- MLK Jr.
- What is the title of this speech and what has it become?
- the "I Have A Dream" speech - one of the most famous addresses in U.S. history
- What bill did Pres. Johnson sign into law on July 2, 1964?
- Civil Rights Act of 1964