Which of the following issues did not contribute to the racial tensions facing African Americans living in Oklahoma after World War II?
Oklahoma lost _____ of its total African American population due to migration after World War II.
What was a major motivation that guided the Oklahoma chapters of the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
A major motivation of Oklahoma AIM chapters was to protect Native American rights and identity by fighting discrimination, defending treaty rights and tribal sovereignty, and preserving Native culture.
How did African American newspapers, churches, and social clubs help launch the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s?
African American newspapers, churches, and social clubs helped launch the civil rights movement by spreading information, organizing communities, raising money, providing meeting places, and encouraging people to challenge segregation and discrimination.
Which of the following best describes the purpose of affirmative action as required by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Why did the NAACP support lawsuits against public institutions, such as the University of Oklahoma? How did these lawsuits relate to the issue of integration?
The NAACP supported lawsuits against public institutions like the University of Oklahoma to challenge segregation and prove that separate facilities were unequal and unconstitutional. These lawsuits pushed public institutions to integrate by requiring them to admit African Americans on the same basis as white students.
The American Indian Movement occupied the South Dakota town of __________ in 1973 and engaged in battle with Federal Bureau of Investigation agents.
Which Oklahoma governor required that state facilities integrate after the federal 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling?
How did Title IX amend the civil rights acts? What did it require?
Title IX expanded civil rights protections by banning discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding. It required schools, colleges, and universities to give males and females equal access to education, athletics, and other opportunities.
Which proposed constitutional amendment would have made gender-based discrimination unconstitutional?
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