Which conclusion can be best drawn from a study of the civil rights movement in the United States?
Racial prejudice can make some laws difficult to enforce
The major goal of The civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s was to
End racial segregation in the United States
The term "segregation" refers to
The separation of people of different races
Dr. Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech was important because it
Drew attention to the inequalities faced by African-Americans
The decision in Brown v.
Board of education was important because it established
An end to segregated public schools
Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior believed it would be possible to achieve equal rights bye
Using nonviolent methods of protest
Which team and one of been supported by Dr. Martin Luther King Junior?
"Civil disobedience is the best way to protest unfair laws."
"We will match your capacity to inflict suffering with our capacity to endure suffering...
We will not hate you, we cannot obey your unjust laws..."-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It's quotation most strongly advocates
Civil disobedience
A comparison of the United States Supreme Court decisions in the cases Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Brown v. Bourd of Education (1954) illustrates that
Supreme Court decisions may be changed over time
The 1960s, bus boycott's, lunch counter sit-in's,and freedom rides were organized attempts to achieve
Integration
Which statement most closely reflects to the views of Martin Luther King Junior?
Unjust laws must be disobeyed and the consequences accepted peacefully
This method is contrary to the principles of Martin Luther King Junior
The use of violence to express frustration in achieving racially quality
What did the August 28, 1963 march on Washington protest?
Racial discrimination and segregation
Why did the four African-American students stage a sit in at the Woolworths lunch counter in Greensboro, NC?
They were protesting the fact that the store were not serve African-Americans at the counter
And analysis of the civil rights leadership of Martin Luther King Junior, Stokely Carmichael, and Malcolm X would show that each
Chose a different method to try to achieve racial justice
President Lyndon B. Johnson great Society programs build on ideas set forth in President Franklin D Roosevelt's new deal by
Supporting the expansion of social welfare programs
During the 1960s and 1970s, Cesar Chavez worked to unionize migrant farmworkers by
Using nonviolent tactics such as boycotts and hunger strikes
