The achievements of civil protest

Question 1

By 1957 how many school districts in the south had desegregated?

Answer 1

750 out of 6300

Question 2

By 1957, what percentage of black students in southern school districts remained in segregated schools?

Answer 2

97%

Question 3

By 1968, what percentage of black students in southern schools remained in segregated schools?

Answer 3

58%

Question 4

By the end of 1963, in how many cities had sit-ins occured? And how many had desegregated restaurants and canteens?

Answer 4

-Sit-ins had occurred in 200 cities.-161 had desegregated restaurants and canteens.

Question 5

How many more cities did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 force to desegregate?

Answer 5

53

Question 6

By 1965, how many southern cities had desegregated?

Answer 6

214

Question 7

By 1963 how many black southerners were registered to vote?

Answer 7

800,000 out of 20 million

Question 8

Between 1965 and 1966 how many more black southerners were registered to vote?

Answer 8

230,000

Question 9

By 1966 how many of the southern states still had less than 50% of their black citizens registered to vote?

Answer 9

4

Question 10

In the North between 1960 and 1965 how had the number of black voters increased?

Answer 10

it increased from 4million to 6million

Question 11

Who was the first African Amercian to be elected mayor of an American City?

Answer 11

Robert C. Henry was elected mayor of Springfield, Ohio in 1966

Question 12

By 1968, how many of the 31 states with the highest proportion of black people, had introduced Fair Employment Practice Laws?

Answer 12

25

Question 13

What was the rate of black unemployment like compared to the national average during the 1950’s and early 1960’s?

Answer 13

approximately twice the national average

Question 14

In 1965 what was the rate of black income compared to the national average?

Answer 14

The rate of income of black workers was 53% of the national average

Question 15

By 1968 what was the percentage of black unemployment compared to white unemployment?

Answer 15

Black unemployment was 7 %. White unemployment was 5%.

Question 16

By 1968 what was the rate of black income compared to the income of white workers?

Answer 16

it was 61% of the income of white workers

Question 17

In 1960 what percentage of America’s black population were living in ‘unsound accomodation’?

Answer 17

46%

Question 18

In 1960 what percentage of America’s black population lived in urban areas where housing stock was old and where the amount of suitable housing was decreasing?

Answer 18

73%

Question 19

In 1960, what percentage of America’s black population lived in inner-city areas in the USA’s ten largest cities?

Answer 19

25%

Question 20

By 1967, how many states had some sort of fair housing law?

Answer 20

22 states and 8 cities

Question 21

By 1967, which two states had comprehensive enforcement agencies dedicated to challenging discrimination in the housing market?

Answer 21

New York State and Massachusetts

Question 22

What percentage of America’s housing market did the 1968 Fair Housing Act prohibit discrimination in?

Answer 22

80%

Question 23

According to the 1968 fair housing act what was the maximum fine for discrimination in the housing market?

Answer 23

$1000

Question 24

In 1954, what percentage of those surveyed supported the Supreme Court’s decision to make segregation in education illegal?

Answer 24

55%

Question 25

By 1964 what percentage of the public supported desegregation of education?

Answer 25

80%

Question 26

In 1963 what percentage of people supported equal rights in terms of employment and voting?

Answer 26

80%

Question 27

In 1963 what percentage of people supported equal rights in terms of housing?

Answer 27

50%