Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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A philosophy of racial pride that urged African Americans to create their own
institutions was called
a. | Black Power. | c. | civil disobedience. | b. | integration. | d. | desegregation. |
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Who was the first African American student to enter the University of
Mississippi?
a. | George Wallace | c. | James Meredith | b. | Ella Baker | d. | Ross Barnett |
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Police used fire hoses against civil rights demonstrators in
a. | New Orleans, Louisiana. | c. | Tuscaloosa,
Alabama. | b. | Birmingham, Alabama. | d. | Little Rock, Arkansas. |
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Malcolm X, an important voice for some African Americans, was a leader of
a. | Freedom Summer. | c. | Black Power. | b. | the Black Muslims. | d. | the Black
Panthers. |
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What great leader was assassinated on April 4, 1968?
a. | Malcolm X | c. | Stokely Carmichael | b. | James Meredith | d. | Martin Luther King,
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Completion Complete each
statement.
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6.
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Sit-ins helped launch a new civil rights group, the
___________________________________.
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7.
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____________________ buses are those that cross state lines.
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8.
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Two ____________________ from the South confronted federal power while
attempting to prevent integration.
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9.
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On ____________________, more than 200,000 people marched in Washington,
D.C.
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10.
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President ____________________ signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into
law.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | sit-in | d. | "We Shall Overcome" | b. | Freedom
Riders | e. | Ella
Baker | c. | Freedom Summer |
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11.
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summer of 1964
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12.
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act of protesting by sitting down
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13.
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organizer of SNCC
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14.
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CORE members
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15.
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civil rights anthem
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Short Answer
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16.
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What group did the Freedom Riders belong to?
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17.
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In what document did Dr. King respond to a group of white clergy who wanted him
to stop his desegregation efforts?
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18.
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What philosophy did SNCC leader Stokely Carmichael advance?
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19.
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Who was the field secretary for the NAACP who was murdered in Jackson,
Mississippi in June 1963?
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20.
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What was the name of the campaign in the summer of 1964 to help African
Americans register to vote?
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