Author Question: The 1965 civil rights march in Selma, Alabama, involved all of the following EXCEPT the A. ... (Read 65 times)

maychende · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

In 1965, the first major race riot in the United States since World War II took place in

A. Los Angeles.

B. Chicago.

C. Cleveland.

D. Memphis.

E. Detroit.

Question 2

In 1963, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was murdered the same day

A. a federal court ruled James Meredith could attend the University of Mississippi.

B. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I have a dream speech.

C. a black church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama.

D. Governor George Wallace tried to prevent black students from enrolling in the University of Alabama.

E. Attorney General Robert Kennedy mandated the integration of bus and train stations.

Question 3

Legislation to prohibit segregation in all public accommodations was proposed

A. by Johnson and approved during the Nixon administration.

B. by Kennedy and approved during the Johnson administration.

C. and approved during the Kennedy administration.

D. by Eisenhower and approved during the Kennedy administration.

E. and approved during the Johnson administration.

Question 4

The 1965 civil rights march in Selma, Alabama, involved all of the following EXCEPT the

A. resignation of Governor George Wallace.

B. murder of two northern whites.

C. involvement of Martin Luther King Jr.

D. televised attack on demonstrators by local police.

E. call for voting rights for blacks.