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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was chosen as the organizational president?

2. Who filed a federal court case that would challenge bus segregation head-on?

3. What SCLC program was to reach out more readily to the public?

4. King was invited to be a guest on which program?

5. Which university had the front doors blocked to keep several black students from registering?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during King's trial? How did King feel about this?

2. What happened in King and Abernathy's trial in Albany? Why did they not serve the full sentence?

3. In August, King was arrested. Why was he arrested? What effects did the arrest have?

4. What occurred in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960? How did King become involved?

5. What was the March on Washington?

6. Why was King sentenced to four months in jail?

7. What was the Crusade for Citizenship? Who was not happy about this?

8. How many rallies did King announce for the voter registration? What was the outcome of these rallies?

9. How did the city of Montgomery react to the bus boycott?

10. Who was Rosa Parks? What was her connection to the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the tensions that existed in the Civil Rights Movement. This may include tensions between organizations and between people. Why do you think these tensions existed? How were they handled? Would you have done anything differently?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between King and Abernathy. Compare and contrast the men and their ideas about the Civil Rights Movement. Did any tensions exist between the men? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What was The Meredith March? Who started this march? What happened during the march? What happened after the march resumed? What obstacles did the marchers face?

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