1. How did president John F. Kennedy most support civil rights?
a. He favored voting rights laws **
b. He organized a march
c. He established the peace corps
d. He rode “freedom buses”
2. Which of the following was a result of the civil rights act of 1964
a. Civil rights leaders demonstrated in Washington
b. Segregation in public places became illegal
c. The voting rights of blacks were protected **
d. Separate but equal facilities were allowed
3. What led to the Orangeburg massacre?
a. South Carolina university was integrated by court order
b. Freedom riders entered a south Carolina restaurant**
c. Black students staged a lunch counter sit-in at woolworth’s
d. Black students protested the segregation of the local bowling alley.
4. Which of the following best summarizes civil rights during the 1960’s in south Carolina
a. Gains made during the 1950’s were reversed
b. Schools remained segregated and some blacks were prevented from voting
c. Resistance to civil rights prevented blacks from becoming members of the political system***
d. Greater advances took place than during any other time
5. What did the voting rights act of 1965 prohibit
a. Age requirements***
b. All-white primaries
c. Literacy test
d. Residency requirements
17 answers
2 - no
3 - I don't know
4 - no
5 - no
B
D
D
C
2.B
3.D
4.D
5.C
1.he favored voting rights laws
2.segregation in public places became illegal
3.black students protested the segregation of the local bowling alley
4.greater advances took place than during any other time
5.literacy tests