Early Civil Rights Movements Answers

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When Marcus Garvey was in his twenties, he toured Central America and witnessed the oppression of migrant workers, an experience that

A
inspired his support of Pan Africanism and his political activism.
B
helped him decide to move to Central America permanently to advocate on their behalf.
C
pushed him to join forces with W. E. B. Du Bois and the Niagara Movement.
D
motivated him to move home to Jamaica, where he founded the Black Star Line.
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded as a direct response to

A
Booker T. Washington’s accommodation policy.
B
the Springfield race riots.
C
Marcus Garvey’s black nationalism movement.
D
the magazine The Crisis.
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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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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
5

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.
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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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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
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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
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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.
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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.

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