Which tactic was primarily used by the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s?A.Literacy testsB.BoycottsC.Armed resistanceD.Running candidates for public officeSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which tactic was primarily used by the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s?A.Making voting requirements stricterB.Holding nonviolent marchesC.Appointing minority judgesD.Paying poll taxes

The strategy of direct action pursued by the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s included all of the following EXCEPTGroup of answer choicesThe use of protest actions, such as boycotts, marches, and demonstrationsOnly peaceful tactics designed to avoid any disruption of the lives of white southernersChallenging the federal government to uphold the Supreme Court’s civil rights rulingThe use of media, especially television, to show violent white resistance to the cause of racial equality

Which tactic of the civil rights movement was most successful in gaining public support for the Twenty-Fourth Amendment?A.Acts of violent sabotageB.Election boycottsC.Support for African American candidates running for officeD.Arguments before federal courts

The long battle for civil rights in the modern era came to a head in the 1950s and 1960s. Identify which of the following statements correctly describe factors in the civil rights movement during this era. 1. Alabama was the only Southern state where segregation was forcefully applied to the schools. 2. The legacy of World War II was one of the most important factors triggering a rise in African American protest. 3. Political fallout from the Cold War caused many white Americans to embrace segregation. 4. Electronic media, especially television, united Black people across the nation with stories of segregation. 5. An unprecedented growth of an urban Black middle class happened in the years following World War II.

Identify which of the following statements correctly describe changes in the civil rights movement in the mid-1960s. 1. Civil rights leaders intensified their efforts in Northern cities. 2. The struggle for African American civil rights became decidedly less violent.3. The "Black Power" philosophy suggested a move away from assimilation and toward an appreciation of racial distinctiveness. 4. The NAACP and Urban League had begun as moderate, but in the mid-1960s they called for radical and violent action. 5. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Congress of Racial Equality became more radical and occasionally called for violent action against white racism. 6. While with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X advocated for nonviolent social reform.