1. The Introduction claim that "blacks are Americans," given that they arrived before whom?
(a) Pilgrims.
(b) The French.
(c) The English.
(d) Indians.

2. How tall was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
(a) Five feet eleven inches.
(b) Six feet three inches.
(c) Six feet four inches.
(d) Five feet eight inches.

3. When did Martin Luther King, Jr. give his "Autobiography of Religious Development" sermon?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1969.

4. In what year was the Dred Scott Decision made?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1857.

5. When was the infamous Hayes Compromise made?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1877.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1909.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the two "great resistance traditions in African-American history" that the meeting between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. provided to the black freedom movement?

2. Complete the following statement made by King: "Men often __________ each other because they _________ each other".

3. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. first visit Montgomery, Alabama?

4. In what year did Martin Delany write "The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of Colored People of the United States"?

5. At what age was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s first experience with segregation?

(see the answer key)

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