Starter quiz
- The ______ laws enforced segregation in American society in every southern state and some northern states
- 'Jim Crow' ✓
- Which court case in 1896 ruled that segregation was legal so long as it was ‘separate but equal’?
- Plessy v Ferguson ✓
- Brown v Topeka
- grandfather clause
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- Place the events of the civil rights movement in order, starting with the earliest.
- 2⇔Brown V Topeka
- 3⇔The start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- 4⇔Little Rock
- 5⇔Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Crusade for Citizenship
- Which of the following groups opposed the 1957 Civil Rights Act?
- the White Citizens Council (WCC) ✓
- the Ku Klux Klan ✓
- southern Democrats ✓
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- Which of the following statements accurately describes what happened when Elizabeth Eckford turned up at Little Rock High alone?
- She was able to walk into the school
- She faced the National Guard ✓
- She faced an angry crowd calling for her to by lyched ✓
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- In which of the following civil rights events was Martin Luther King Jr involved?
- The SCLCs ‘Crusade for Citizenship' ✓
- Meetings with Eisenhower that led to the passing of the 1957 Civil Rights Act ✓
- Leading the the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) ✓
- Founding the NAACP
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Exit quiz
- Match the words with their definitions. Write the correct letter in each box
- manifesto⇔a public declaration of policy and aims. ✓
- Dixiecrat⇔Southern Democrat politician who opposed the civil rights movement ✓
- filibuster⇔prolonged action that aims to prevents the passing of a law ✓
- Which of the following statements explains why membership of the KKK grew in the 1950s?
- in response to the developing civil rights movement ✓
- after it was no longer illegal to be a member of the KKK
- as a result of the president openly supporting the KKK
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- Why did the crimes of the KKK often go unpunished? Select the statements that are correct.
- The KKK hid their identities by dressing in white robes and hoods. ✓
- The KKK members included politicians and policemen ✓
- The jury at some of the trials were often all white ✓
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- Which of the following statements best describe the tactics of the White Citizens' Council in opposing the civil rights movement?
- Lynching black Americans
- Getting civil rights activists fired from their jobs ✓
- Refusing civil rights activists services such as mortgages or loans ✓
- Evicting civil rights activists from their homes ✓
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- Senator Thurmond held a 24 hour, 18 minute ______ in opposition to Eisenhower’s attempt to pass the 1957 Civil Rights Act.
- 'filibuster' ✓
- What was contained in the Southern Manifesto, the document signed by nearly 100 members of the US government in 1956? Select all of the correct statements.
- a document outlining their outrage at the Brown v. Topeka ruling ✓
- a document outlining their outrage at the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- their encouragement to schools to continue resisting desegregation. ✓
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Key learning points
- The KKK gained more support as opposition to the civil rights movement grew.
- Increased opposition led to increase violence (e.g. the murder of Emmett Till).
- The White Citizens' Councils were an example of organised opposition to civil rights in the south.
- There was opposition to the civil rights movement within the US government, often led by the 'Dixiecrats'.
Common misconception
Opposition to the civil rights movement was limited to organisations formed by the public
Opposition to the civil rights movement was organised both within the public and within the US government
Keywords
Lynching - lynching is when someone is killed for an offence without a trial, usually by an armed group
Federal - a federal government is a system of government where these is one central government that controls a collection of smaller state governments
Manifesto - a manifesto is a public declaration of policy and aims
Dixiecrat - a Dixiecrat was a Southern Democrat party politician, known for their opposition to the civil rights movement
Filibuster - a filibuster is a prolonged action (e.g. a speech) that aims to prevent the passing of a law
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