Early Civil Rights Efforts Answers

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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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Which legal case forced the University of Maryland to admit an African American student to its law school?

A
Henderson v. United States
B
Guinn v. United States
C
Murray v. Pearson
D
Plessy v. Ferguson
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Segregation in the US armed forces was required by

A
Jim Crow laws.
B
Congress.
C
the NAACP.
D
Plessy v. Ferguson.
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Read this quotation.In this period of power politics, nothing counts but pressure, and still more pressure, through the tactic and strategy of broad, organized, aggressive mass action behind the vital and important issues of the Negro.–A. Philip Randolph, 1940Based on the quotation, Randolph would most likely consider the best strategy for integrating the armed forces to be

A
picketing a local recruiting office.
B
organizing to pressure politicians.
C
pressuring local businesses to change.
D
pressuring African Americans to change.
5

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

A
integrated
B
all white
C
mostly African American
D
segregated
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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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Jackie Robinson’s success in Major League Baseball encouraged white Americans to

A
harass minority players.
B
change their views about minorities.
C
start a Negro league baseball team.
D
pressure Congress to integrate the military.
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Which statement best describes how Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson affected American culture?

A
Their actions led to the segregation of most American sports.
B
They showed the country that integration could be successful.
C
They were the first African American players in Major League Baseball.
D
Their actions challenged the defense industry to integrate.
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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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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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