Black Civil Rights Focus Question Three (Black Power, Urban Ghetto Focus)
Black Civil Rights Focus Question Three (Black Power focus)
- 1.After the success of the 1965 Voters Rights Act which issue did Martin Luther King choose as new direction in his civil rights campaign?
- A.
The continuing segregation in education
- B.
Economic and social conditions of blacks in America
- C.
Training new SCLC in speech making
- 2.Tick which of these accurately describe urban conditions in northern ghettoes in the mid 1960s
- A.
Black ghettoes poorest areas of cities
- B.
Overcrowded
- C.
Well maintained
- D.
Properties neglected by lanlords (i.e. landlords slow or did not fix leaking roofs)
- E.
Widespread crime and unemployment
- F.
Cycle of poverty and despair
- G.
Desegregated
- H.
Inferior social and economic conditions
- 3.Which was one area which experienced widespread rioting in the summer of 1965?
- A.
Dallas, Texas
- B.
Watts, Los Angeles, California
- C.
El Paso
- 4.Who barred black citizens from skilled jobs?
- A.
The federal government
- B.
The state government
- C.
Trade unions
- 5.What was the intitial trigger which sparked riots in the Los Angeles suburb of Watts?
- A.
The assassination of Malcolm X
- B.
The beating and arrest of a black man in Watts on suspicion of driving whilst drunk
- C.
Freedom Summer
- 6.How many days did the Watts riots last?
- A.
2
- B.
3
- C.
4
- 7.How many people were killed in the Watts riots?
- A.
O
- B.
16
- C.
36
- 8.How many people were arrested?
- A.
0
- B.
400
- C.
4000
- 9.Which black separatist organisation was Malcolm X a member of?
- A.
Nation of Muslims
- B.
Nation of Islam
- C.
Islamic Fundamentalist Front
- 10.Why had Malcolm X changed his name from Malcolm Little to Malcolm X?
- A.
"X" sounded cooler
- B.
"Little" was the name of the slave owner his ancestors had forced to work for
- C.
He thought "Little" appeared too weak
- 11.What did Malcolm X mean when he campaigned for black "self-reliance"?
- A.
He wanted black people to be independent from white culture
- B.
He wanted blacks to integrate with white culture
- 12.What did Malcolm X mean when he campaigned for "black pride"?
- A.
He was proud of how black Civil Rights leaders had fought injustice in the Civil Rights campaign?
- B.
He wanted black people to celebrate their culture, heritage, history and identity
- C.
He was not proud of black submission to whites
- 13.What three methods did Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam choose to encourage "black pride" and "self-reliance"?
- A.
Built Muslim temples and places of worship
- B.
Encouraged black business to grow
- C.
Encouraged blacks to trade with whites
- D.
Discouraged black athletes for participating in white dominated sports
- E.
Built schools and educated black children in black history
- 14.Who was the leader of the Nation of Islam?
- A.
Mohammed Ali
- B.
Elijah Mohammwed
- C.
Angela Davies
- 15.What did Malcolm X think of civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King?
- A.
He fully supported their campaig to gain equal status for blacks
- B.
He was heavily critical of leaders such as Martin Luther King believing that they had done very little to improve the lives of ordinary black Americans
- C.
He was supportive of the civil rights movement
- 16.When President Kennedy was shot in 1963 Malcolm X responded that this was like the "chickens coming homke to roost" What did he mean by this?
- A.
That violence was so widespread in US society that it was inevitable that the leader should fall victim to violence
- B.
The President Kennedy had some chickens that were out of control
- C.
That it wasn't Kennedy's fault that he had been shot
- 17.Following the Civil Rights Act 1964, three civil rights workers were murdered? Which of these phrases did Malcolm X use in response to this in a speech at Oxford University in England?
- A.
"......Civil Rights Bill is the greatest piece of legislation in Black history..."
- B.
"...Civil Rights Bill down the drain...."
- C.
".....Lyndon Baines Johnson is a great friend to the Civil Rights movement....:
- 18.Which other phrase did he famously use during the speech?
- A.
"....by any means necessary......"
- B.
".......death to the white man....."
- C.
"....Martin Luther King is a traitor to black American's...."
- 19.Following the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965 which young black activist led the campaign known as the "March Against Fear"?
- A.
Reverend Ralph Abernathy
- B.
Stokely Carmichael
- C.
Martin Luther King
- 20.What was the key issue that the "March Against Fear" was focused on?
- A.
That many blacks were still not registering to vote even though the Voters Rights Bill had successfully been passed in 1965?
- B.
To encourage Lyndon B Johnson to push the Voters Rights Bill through congress
- C.
To gain the rights for blacks to vote
- 21.What was the symbol of the new black protest movement that campaiged to encourage blacks to register to vote?
- A.
A black cheetah
- B.
A black cat
- C.
A black panther
- 22.What happened to James Meredith on the second day of the "March Against Fear"?
- A.
He tripped over and sprained his ankle
- B.
He was shot by a sniper but survived
- C.
He was shot by a sniper and killed
- 23.When the march continued which black civil rights leader held Stokely Carmichael back from retaliating against police aggression?
- A.
Malcolm X
- B.
Martin Luther King
- C.
James Meredith
- 24.What did the marchers encourage black people to do as they marched from town to town?
- A.
Resist white rule with deliberate acts of violence against suspected white supremacists
- B.
Register to vote
- C.
Take strike action and refuse to work for whites who were exploiting them
- 25.What was the response of some white Mississippians along the way?
- A.
Verbal abuse and offensive gestures towards marchers
- B.
The streets were lined with enthusiastic white supporters in most towns
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