Jim Crow Laws and African-American Rights Quiz
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What was the main goal of the Pan-African movement?

  • To free African countries from European control (correct)
  • To support the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
  • To establish a separate African-American nation inside the United States
  • To promote segregation in the United States
  • What did Booker T. Washington believe was necessary for African-Americans to achieve?

  • To have their own country inside the United States
  • To engage in non-violent protests
  • To challenge Jim Crow laws
  • To learn a trade or skill (correct)
  • What was the main purpose of the NAACP?

  • To support African countries' independence
  • To establish a separate African-American nation
  • To challenge Jim Crow laws (correct)
  • To promote segregation in the United States
  • What was the outcome of the student walkout led by Barbara Johns in 1951?

    <p>The 'separate but equal' doctrine was eventually overturned (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the 1941 Executive Order signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

    <p>It ordered factories to hire African-Americans to build war materials (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the organization founded in 1942 to promote non-violent protests against segregation?

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

    What did the 14th and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution provide African-Americans with?

    <p>Right to freedom and voting rights (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way did Jim Crow laws impact the rights of African-Americans in the South post-Civil War?

    <p>Prevented African-Americans from voting (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the Supreme Court's decision on 'separate but equal' impact facilities for white and black individuals?

    <p>Allowed for better white facilities and unequal treatment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role did the Supreme Court play in dismantling segregation in the United States?

    <p>Ruling against segregation practices (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was an important civil rights leader that emphasized the importance of African-Americans learning about their African history?

    <p>W.E.B. Du Bois (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect did the 1950s protests and Supreme Court rulings have on the concept of segregation in the United States?

    <p>Forced the end of segregation in public areas (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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