Early Civil Rights Efforts

Question 1

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.

Question 2

What strategy did the NAACP use to try to end segregation?

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arguing legal cases in court

Question 3

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

Question 4

Why did Major League Baseball owners support segregation by 1890?

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They feared that white audiences would not pay to watch African American players.

Question 5

An NAACP member who became a Supreme Court justice was

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Thurgood Marshall.

Question 6

Which best describes the US armed forces during World War II?

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segregated

Question 7

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

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actively worked to stop the dissent.

Question 8

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.

Question 9

The overall purpose of the NAACP is to

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fight for the civil rights of African Americans.

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