Author Question: As a result of Martin Luther King's assassination: A) whites and blacks were motivated to work ... (Read 68 times)

plus1 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The Black Panthers were originally organized to:

A) spread a message of reconciliation and forgiveness.
B) demand land, bread, housing, education, clothing, and justice.
C) conduct terrorist attacks on Southern government targets.
D) assist the police to control crime in impoverished neighborhoods.

Question 2

The Black Panthers, Brown Berets, and AIM all shared the common goal of organizing:

A) for self-defense against police harassment and brutality.
B) to help keep their young out of the Vietnam War.
C) as political activist groups.
D) under the CAA program of the Great Society.

Question 3

In 1968, the whole world was watching:

A) violence and disorder at the Chicago Democratic National Convention.
B) race riots in Detroit and Newark.
C) the rise of Black Power.
D) the power of the New Woman.

Question 4

Which Democrat did NOT seek his party's nomination in 1968?

A) Hubert Humphrey
B) Lyndon Johnson
C) Eugene McCarthy
D) Robert Kennedy

Question 5

As a result of Martin Luther King's assassination:

A) whites and blacks were motivated to work together.
B) Johnson won reelection by embracing King as a martyr.
C) Southern congressmen listened more sympathetically to their black constituents.
D) King's vision of the nation as a Beloved Community died with him.