Early Civil Rights Efforts

Question 1

Check your answer using this checklist.Which of the following did your answer include? Check any of the boxes that apply.

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Five to seven sentences; Examples from the lesson; A discussion of the desegregation of the armed forces; A discussion of the desegregation of baseball; A discussion of the desegregation of professional or graduate-level schools

Question 2

President Truman’s Executive Order 9981

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called for an end to the segregation of American armed forces.

Question 3

When Jackie Robinson broke the color line in professional baseball,

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he received threats, abuse, and harsh treatment, even from other teams.

Question 4

The ruling in McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents suggested that African Americans

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deserve an equal place and equal treatment in public education.

Question 5

In the end, Roosevelt agreed to Randolph’s request and issued Executive Order 8802, which forbade discrimination in defense industries.Roosevelt did this because

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Roosevelt feared any disruption in the nation’s efforts to prepare for war.

Question 6

President Truman’s Executive Order 9981

Revolt · Accepted Answer

called for an end to the segregation of American armed forces.

Question 7

When Jackie Robinson broke the color line in professional baseball,

Revolt · Accepted Answer

he received threats, abuse, and harsh treatment, even from other teams.

Question 8

The ruling in McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents suggested that African Americans

Revolt · Accepted Answer

deserve an equal place and equal treatment in public education.

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