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 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 civil rights movement’s success was the result of both formal actions by various branches of the federal government (political and legal action) and the actions of various groups in society putting pressure on government officials to strengthen civil rights protections for African Americans (social movement action).Identify the political and legal actions and social movement actions below.Political and Legal ActionMartin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”Civil Rights Act of 1964Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycotts (1955)Voting Rights Act of 1965Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee formed to organize protests, sit-ins, freedom ridesBrown v. Board of Education (1954)President Eisenhower sending 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce the integration of Central High SchoolSocial Movement Action

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

Martin Luther King, Jr. was involved in many civil rights activities and organizations during the 1950s and early 1960s. One of the earliest was during the Montgomery bus boycott where he encouraged protesters to do what? A. march in the streets to block the bus routes B. surround the buses so white riders couldn’t board C. only take the bus at night D. extend the boycott