Question 1 (1 point)

Question

How did the court case Elmore v. Rice affect the movement for civil rights in South Carolina?

Question 1 options:

After World War II, African Americans were in a position to start challenging long-standing restrictions of their rights in South Carolina.

The federal government was determined to maintain the social status of African Americans that existed prior to World War II.

More people in South Carolina supported civil rights for African Americans because of their service during World War II.

African American service members confronting military segregation in South Carolina based their case on the 14th Amendment.

Question 2 (1 point)
How did Septima Poinsette Clark influence the movement for civil rights in South Carolina?

Question 2 options:

Clark's literary works served to open the eyes of the nation to the plight of African Americans in South Carolina and across the South as they focused on the struggle to navigate life under Jim Crow.

Clark created a number of schools in South Carolina and other Southern states which focused on teaching students trade skills helping them to become economically independent.

Clark's efforts helped thousands of people learn to read and write throughout the South as the school she created in South Carolina served as a model across the region.

As the cofounder of the first fully integrated school in South Carolina, Clark earned a level of respect which gave her a platform to speak out against the unequal status of segregated schools in the state.

Question 3 (1 point)
How did the peaceful efforts of groups such as the Friendship Nine help to integrate South Carolina?

Question 3 options:

Media attention brought by peaceful resistance forced the state legislature to adopt policies supporting integration.

Peaceful resistance gained support for integration by highlighting the brutality and determination of segregationists.

Peaceful demonstrations helped the movement for civil rights gain overwhelming public support for integration.

Peaceful demonstrations provided store owners who practiced segregation with an opportunity to accept integration.

Question 4 (1 point)
How did the movement for civil rights in South Carolina influence the resistance to school integration?

Question 4 options:

South Carolina, as a state, shut down its public school system as a way to avoid integration and any further court cases.

Separate schools were maintained in South Carolina and any changes to funding for schools was resisted as a result of postwar economic decline.

Leaders in South Carolina took court decisions concerning segregation seriously as they began to integrate schools sooner than other southern states.

Despite the Supreme Court's decisions, South Carolina's political leaders were determined to maintain segregated schools regardless of the costs.

Question 5 (1 point)
How did Modjeska Monteith Simkins influence the movement for civil rights in South Carolina?

Question 5 options:

Being trained in the medical field and an active member in the NAACP, Simkins led that organization's Committee on Medical Issues working towards equality in healthcare.

As the only African American public health worker in South Carolina, Simkins worked tirelessly for the full integration of the state's hospitals.

Simkins lived a life based on her belief in the importance of civic duty, continuously working on the issues of racial equality, education, and health care throughout her life.

Simkins worked to erase the poor health conditions African Americans faced due to discrimination and poverty by cofounding the South Carolina Tuberculosis Association.

Answer 1

Question 1 (1 point)
More people in South Carolina supported civil rights for African Americans because of their service during World War II.

Question 2 (1 point)
Clark's efforts helped thousands of people learn to read and write throughout the South as the school she created in South Carolina served as a model across the region.

Question 3 (1 point)
Peaceful resistance gained support for integration by highlighting the brutality and determination of segregationists.

Question 4 (1 point)
Despite the Supreme Court's decisions, South Carolina's political leaders were determined to maintain segregated schools regardless of the costs.

Question 5 (1 point)
Simkins lived a life based on her belief in the importance of civic duty, continuously working on the issues of racial equality, education, and health care throughout her life.