Chapter 26

Quiz for Chapter Twenty-Six Interpretations: Was Martin Luther King Jr. a Radical or a Reformer?

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Question 1

Historian Thomas Jackson portrays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as having changed his goals by 1965 to encompass which of the following issues?A. Economic justice for all Americans
B. Religious salvation for every American
C. Separatism for African Americans
D. Violent overthrow of the American system

Question 2

According to historian Barbara Ransby, civil rights leader Ella Baker viewed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as aA. grassroots leader.
B. pampered elitist.
C. radical extremist.
D. Republican operative.

Question 3

Thomas Jackson and Barbara Ransby would both appear to define the term radical in terms of an approach toA. African American identity.
B. economic issues.
C. racial desegregation.
D. voting rights.