Starter quiz
- What happened to Martin Luther King Jr in 1968?
- He was assassinated. ✓
- He was made president.
- He was made leader of the Civil Rights Party.
- He moved to Chicago.
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- What did Johnson pass honouring King’s final work?
- the Fair Housing Act (1968) ✓
- the Voting Rights Act (1965)
- the Civil Rights Act (1964)
- the Civil Rights Act (1965)
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- What event took place on 10th July 1966 which involved 30 000 residents of Chicago marching to City Hall alongside King?
- Freedom Monday
- The Chicago Freedom Movement
- Freedom July
- Freedom Sunday ✓
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- Where did King face more resistance during his campaign, the North or the South?
- 'North' ✓
- What happened to tensions between white and black Americans following King's death?
- caused less tension
- caused further tension ✓
- no changes tension occurred
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- Who was held legally responsible for King's death?
- 'James Earl Ray' ✓
Exit quiz
- What keyword describes a system of using coaches and buses to help black Americans attend integrated schools outside of their local area?
- 'bussing' ✓
- Who was elected president of the United States in 1968?
- 'Richard Nixon' ✓
- Put the following presidents in order of how committed they were to the civil rights movement, starting with the most committed and ending with the least.
- 1⇔John F. Kennedy
- 2⇔Lyndon B. Johnson
- 3⇔Richard Nixon
- Which ruling marked the beginning of the civil rights movement?
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- Brown v Topeka ✓
- Swann v. Charlotte
- Loving v. Virginia
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- How did Nixon show he was willing to offer practical support to the civil rights movement?
- supported the Supreme Court Swann v. Charlotte ruling
- set up the Office of Minority Business Enterprise ✓
- gave courts greater power to enforce equality in employment ✓
- encouraged businesses to employ black American teenagers
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- Which evidence shows that progress was being made for black Americans?
- Unemployment was 15% for white teenagers but 50% for black teenagers in 1970.
- Unemployment was 5% for white Americans and 8% for black Americans in 1970.
- Poverty levels had fallen for black Americans from 50% in 1960 to 30% in 1974. ✓
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Key learning points
- Progress in politics was limited by Nixon, who showed little intention of supporting the civil rights movement.
- Although changes in education were slow, the bussing initiative brought rapid progress in the 1960s.
- One area Nixon offered some support was the economy, although rates of unemployment remained higher for black Americans.
Common misconception
As Nixon showed little interest in the civil rights movement after his election, the movement largely regressed in the 1970s.
The extent of progress in the civil rights movement was largely dependent on the area of life you consider. For example, there was little change politically but there was some progress economically.
Keywords
Bussing - bussing was a system of using coaches and buses to help black Americans attend integrated schools outside of their local area
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