African American Civil Rights Movement Precursors
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What was the foundation of Jim Crow laws?

  • Preventing close contact (correct)
  • Separate recreational facilities
  • Violence and economic control
  • Different bibles used in court
  • What was a common method used to prevent African Americans from achieving equality?

  • Stores selling supplies for spring planting
  • Banks providing unlimited credit
  • Hiring African Americans for jobs
  • Seizing land from sharecroppers (correct)
  • Who volunteered to serve in the Great War and later became a key figure in the fight against Jim Crow?

  • Charles Hamilton Houston (correct)
  • Medgar Evers
  • Floyd McKissick
  • Robert Williams
  • How did the Second World War impact the fight for equality in America?

    <p>It provided impetus to demand equality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did many African American veterans do upon returning to the Jim Crow South after World War II?

    <p>Advocated for civil rights and asserted their rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What historical event began the movement of African Americans into the Democratic Party?

    <p>The New Deal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which development contributed significantly to the growth of the African American middle class from 1940 to 1960?

    <p>Industrial unions speaking out against segregation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a consequence of African American and white union members working together against Jim Crow?

    <p>Improved working conditions and pay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the growth of HBCUs in the early 20th century contribute to the civil rights movement?

    <p>By creating a rising African American professional class</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What historical event is believed to have changed the social atmosphere in the United States and contributed to the rise of the civil rights movement?

    <p>The Montgomery Bus Boycott</p> Signup and view all the answers

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