Early Civil Rights Efforts – Flashcards
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Which statement best summarizes the career of Thurgood Marshall?
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After working for the NAACP and winning twenty-nine court cases, Marshall was appointed a Supreme Court justice.
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As a result of Henderson v. United States (1950),
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segregation on interstate forms of transportation was outlawed.
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Which statement is true of World War II African American military units?
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They were kept from combat roles.
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The first African American player in Major League Baseball was
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Jackie Robinson.
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Who worked against Truman's efforts to desegregate the military?
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Southern Democrats
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Executive Order 8802 integrated
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the defense industry
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Which legal case forced the University of Maryland to admit an African American student to its law school?
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Murray v. Pearson
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Which statement best describes the history of segregation in professional baseball?
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It began by 1890 and continued until 1947.
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Which statement best describes how Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson affected American culture?
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They showed the country that integration could be successful.
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The cases Sweatt v. Painter and McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents expanded
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the right to equal education.
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Which event marked the beginning of segregation in professional baseball in the late 1800s?
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Baseball owners reached an informal agreement on segregation.
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Segregation in the US armed forces was required by
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Congress
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Which best states how and when desegregation occurred in the US military?
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President Truman desegregated the military after the end of World War II.
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Who pressured President Roosevelt to end discrimination in the defense industry?
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A. Philip Randolf
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What was one effect of Jackie Robinson's joining Major League Baseball?
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Other minorities began to play professional baseball.
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Branch Rickey was
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a white general manager who opposed segregation in baseball.
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An NAACP member who became a Supreme Court justice was
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Thurgood Marshall
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The overall purpose of the NAACP is to
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fight for the civil rights of African Americans.
