Civil Rights Movement in the United States
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What system was developed to discriminate against African Americans after the end of slavery?

  • Assimilation
  • Inclusion
  • Separation (correct)
  • Integration

In which region were there unwritten rules about where African Americans could live, work, and play?

  • The South
  • The West
  • The North (correct)
  • The East

Which of the following was a common practice of segregation in the South?

  • Integrated schools
  • Shared drinking fountains (correct)
  • Joint public transportation seating
  • Equal voting rights

What kept segregation in place in the southern states?

<p>Threat of violence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What two things kept African Americans in a lower social status in the United States?

<p>Denial of voting rights and segregation laws (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did a series of nonviolent protests by African Americans begin to address the mistreatment they faced?

<p>1950s (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which civil rights activist believed in focusing on economic development within the African American community as a way to achieve equality?

<p>Booker T. Washington (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Nonviolence Works!' indicates which approach used during the civil rights movement?

<p>'Peaceful Resistance Works!' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Little Rock Rocks a Nation!' refers to an event involving the integration of which institution?

<p>Schools (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Mahalia Jackson do at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C., 1957?

<p>Performed gospel music (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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