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Early Civil Rights Movements Answers

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Which best describes a major problem faced by the Niagara Movement?

A
lack of organizational structure
B
lack of support from other activist groups
C
lack of a strong leadership figure
D
lack of support from the general public
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Which best describes the outcome of the 1913 case Guinn v. U.S.?

A
The case represented a failure for the NAACP because it supported a law that limited the voting rights of formerly enslaved individuals.
B
The case represented a failure for the NAACP because it overturned a law that guaranteed equal voting rights for all Americans.
C
The case was a victory for the NAACP because it overturned a law that would have limited African American voting rights.
D
The case was a victory for the NAACP because it supported an existing law that upheld African American voting rights.
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W. E. B. Du Bois was a sociologist and activist who:

A
fought for the political and social rights of African Americans.
B
founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
C
supported the accommodationist approach.
D
supported the “back to Africa” movement.
4

Why did W. E. B. Du Bois call Marcus Garvey “the most dangerous enemy of the Negro race in America”?

A
Garvey’s views promoted African unity.
B
Garvey’s views promoted integration.
C
Garvey’s views promoted racial separation.
D
Garvey’s views promoted African pride.
5

Which of the following was a major goal of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People when it was formed in 1909?

A
to end integration
B
to end segregation
C
to support black nationalism.
D
to support the accommodationist approach
6

In the early 1900s, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People strongly urged the federal government to

A
punish lynch mobs.
B
overturn Jim Crow laws.
C
limit integration.
D
limit activist organizations.
7

Marcus Garvey advocated for

A
the Niagara Movement, which fought for civil rights for African Americans.
B
Pan Africanism, which was a movement to unify all people of African descent.
C
the NAACP, which worked to end segregation and violence against African Americans.
D
the Talented Tenth, which was the idea that well-educated individuals would lead the fight for equality.
8

Which leader helped to form the Niagara movement?

A
W. E. B. Du Bois
B
Booker T. Washington
C
Marcus Garvey
D
Mary White Ovington
9

Read the quotation by W. E. B. Du Bois.“We refuse to allow the impression to remain that the Negro-American assents to inferiority, is submissive under oppression and apologetic before insults.” In this quotation, Du Bois disagrees with Booker T. Washington’s accommodationist approach because Du Bois believes that

A
temporarily accepting discrimination will not lead to equality.
B
submitting to discrimination will help end inequality.
C
fighting to end inequality could offend some people.
D
working toward equality for all is an important pursuit.
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Who called for a revival of the abolitionist spirit when he joined the Niagara Movement?

A
Homer Plessy
B
Booker T. Washington
C
Marcus Garvey
D
William English Walling

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