Early Civil Rights Efforts Answers

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When some people reacted negatively to Jackie Robinson’s presence on the Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball officials

A
paid Robinson to return to the Negro leagues.
B
actively worked to stop the dissent.
C
called for Branch Rickey to retire from baseball.
D
reconsidered the desegregation of baseball.
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The first African American player in Major League Baseball was

A
Ford Frick.
B
Branch Rickey.
C
Jackie Robinson.
D
Cap Anson.
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Who worked against Truman’s efforts to desegregate the military?

A
A. Philip Randolph
B
Northern Republicans
C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
D
Southern Democrats
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The overall purpose of the NAACP is to

A
integrate professional sports.
B
argue cases before the Supreme Court.
C
fight for the civil rights of African Americans.
D
establish a “separate but equal” society.
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Executive Order 8802 integrated

A
the US armed forces.
B
the Brooklyn Dodgers.
C
the defense industry.
D
the Tuskegee Airmen.
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An NAACP member who became a Supreme Court justice was

A
Thurgood Marshall.
B
Heman Sweatt.
C
A. Philip Randolph.
D
Branch Rickey.

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