Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In what year did a race riot in Atlanta kill over a dozen African Americans
after newspapers published false stories of blacks attacking whites?
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With what was Leo Frank, a Jewish citizen of Atlanta, falsely accused in 1913
that led to his eventual hanging?
A. | the murder of a young girl | B. | the beating of a young boy | C. | the attack of an
elderly woman | D. | the theft of a large amount of money |
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AIn which court case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that “separate but
equal” did not violate the Constitutional rights of African Americans?
A. | Scott v. Sanford | B. | Plessy v. Ferguson | C. | Worcester v.
Georgia | D. | Brown v. Board of Education |
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The court case Plessy v. Ferguson, which eventually reached the U.S. Supreme
Court, was brought by Homer Plessy after he
A. | tried to vote but was turned away. | B. | refused to give up his seat on a
bus. | C. | lived for a period of time in a free state. | D. | was denied a seat on
a “whites only” railroad car. |
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All of the following were methods used to disfranchise blacks in the early 1900s
EXCEPT the
A. | poll tax. | B. | literacy test. | C. | grandfather
clause. | D. | voter identification. |
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Which statement BEST describes the position of Booker T. Washington towards
civil rights?
A. | Blacks could bring about change through voting. | B. | Blacks could force
integration through speeches and marches. | C. | Blacks could secure social equality through
economic independence. | D. | Blacks could improve their social standing by
volunteering their time. |
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In what Georgia city did Booker T. Washington give his famous speech on the need
to “compromise?”
A. | Macon | B. | Atlanta | C. | Augusta | D. | Savannah |
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Who spoke of a “Talented Tenth” leading the black community?
A. | John Hope | B. | W.E.B. Dubois | C. | Alonzo
Herndon | D. | Booker T. Washingon |
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Which group did W.E.B. Dubois help to begin?
A. | Ku Klux Klan (KKK) | B. | National Rifle Association
(NRA) | C. | Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) | D. | National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) |
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Who served as the first black president of Morehouse College?
A. | John Hope | B. | W.E.B. Dubois | C. | Alonzo
Herndon | D. | Booker T. Washington |
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