True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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The Alabama Constitution of 1901 had voting requirements that made it hard for
poor whites and blacks to vote.
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2.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously (after
his death).
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3.
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It cost few people their lives to achieve racial civil rights.
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4.
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The state of Alabama was rarely involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
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5.
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The first black graduate from the University of Alabama was a female.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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What act of violence on September 15, 1963 brought Birmingham city leaders
together?
a. | bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing Martin Luther King,
Jr | b. | bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing hundreds of
members | c. | bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing four young
girls | d. | bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing four young
boys |
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7.
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The Birmingham March on April 12, 1963 was
a. | the first successful peaceful march. | b. | violent because police used dogs, fire hoses,
and tear gas. | c. | non-violent, but not successful. | d. | violent because of so much
gunfire. |
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8.
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Which court case, in 1896, ruled that separate but equal facilities for blacks
and whites was legal?
a. | Plessy v Ferguson | b. | James v the State of
Alabama | c. | Monroe v Wallace | d. | Alabama v the
U.S. |
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Segregation is
a. | encouraging whites and blacks to work together for the common
good. | b. | separation of blacks and whites in churches only. | c. | having separate, but
equal facilities for blacks and whites. | d. | overcoming differences by meeting
together. |
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10.
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Which amendments to the U.S. Constitution guarantee equal civil rights?
a. | 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments | b. | 12th, 13th, and 14th
Amendments | c. | 14th, 15th, and 16th Amendments | d. | 10th, 11th, and 12th
Amendments |
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11.
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When Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus,
a. | everyone on the bus applauded. | b. | the Civil War began. | c. | other women moved to
the back of the bus. | d. | the Montgomery Bus Boycott was
begun. |
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12.
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The goal of the Selma-to-Montgomery March on March 7, 1965 was to
a. | gather votes for equal rights. | b. | promote healthy lifestyles by
walking. | c. | to pretest segregation on city buses. | d. | to bring attention to voting rights and protest
the shooting death of a black activist. |
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13.
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What court case reached the U.S. Supreme Court because Linda Brown, a black
girl, tried to enroll in an all-white school in 1950?
a. | Brown v the State of Kansas | b. | Brown v Board of
Education | c. | Brown v States Rights | d. | Brown v
White |
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14.
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Which U.S. president ordered an end to segregation in defense industries?
a. | President Franklin D. Roosevelt | b. | President Hubert Hoover | c. | President Harry
Truman | d. | President John F. Kennedy |
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Which of the following was the main goal of the civil rights movement?
a. | allow blacks to sit anywhere on buses | b. | register blacks to vote | c. | give women the right
to vote | d. | have everyone treated equally |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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16.
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The _______________ ______________ came to Alabama in 1961 to protest
segregation in bus stations in the South.
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17.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 brought an end to _____________________ in public
places.
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18.
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Alabama Governor ____________ ______________ tried to block black students from
entering the University of Alabama in 1963.
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19.
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In 1965, the ____________ ___________ Act was written.
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20.
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The letters NAACP stand for the _________________ ___________________ for the
_____________________ of __________________ __________________.
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