The Civil Rights Movement: Montgomery Bus Boycott and Beyond
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What was the main goal of the civil rights movement in the South?

  • To promote racial inequality
  • To start a violent revolution against the government
  • To end segregation in schools only
  • To return the rights given to African Americans during Radical Reconstruction (correct)

    • What was the significance of the Montgomery bus boycott?

  • It showed the effectiveness of violent resistance
  • It led to the immediate desegregation of schools
  • It was the first sustained mass protest against segregation (correct)
  • It resulted in the arrest of Martin Luther King Jr.

    • What was the basis of Martin Luther King Jr.'s view on resistance?

  • The Gospels, Old Testament prophets, and Gandhi's work (correct)
  • The teachings of Mahatma Gandhi only
  • The teachings of Malcolm X
  • The principles of the American Revolution

    • What was the outcome of the Montgomery bus boycott in 1956?

    <p>The Alabama segregation laws on buses were declared unconstitutional</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina?

    <p>It exposed the generational gap between civil rights leaders and young protesters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of the bad press Woolworth received after the sit-ins?

    <p>Woolworth desegregated its lunch counters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the goal of Project C in Birmingham?

    <p>To provoke white violence in the South</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of Project C in Birmingham?

    <p>The plan was modified to focus on non-violent direct action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the presence of whites in SNCC?

    <p>It helped to reduce violence against protesters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the civil rights movement in the South?

    <p>The movement led to significant changes in the South, but equality was not fully achieved</p> Signup and view all the answers

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