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Significance of Brown versus Board Document

Quiz 4

When responding to questions, students must reference the 4 documents: Brown v. Board, MLK – I have a Dream, MLK – Selma and “Ballot or Bullet” (ALL are located in CANVAS/Files), as well as key points from the film, Selma. Each question in worth 20 points, therefore, responses should reflect accordingly. Be certain to number each response and submit as a PDF. All questions are 20 points each.

1. Refer to the Brown v. Board document – Explain the significance of this landmark Supreme Court case. Which case did it over turn? Why? Explain how this decision affected the Civil Right movement of the 1950s and 60s?
2. How did Martin Luther King, Jr. first gain national exposure as a leading advocate for the civil rights movement? Was he prepared for such fame? EXPLAIN.
3. Why did MLK believe that the use of nonviolent civil disobedience was the proper tactic for the modern civil rights movement? What were the advantages and disadvantages of this choice of tactic?
4. What major effort was King in the midst of planning as the time of his assassination in 1968? How did this plan reflect a CHANGE in emphasis from his earlier civil rights activities? EXPLAIN.
5. Refer to the “Ballot or Bullet” and “I have a dream” speeches by Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr – Compare and Contrast the approach to civil rights between Malcolm X and MLK.