Chapter 26

Quiz for Document 26-2: Fannie Lou Hamer, Testimony Before the Credentials Committee of the Democratic National Convention (1964)

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Question 1

The actions organized and carried out by Mississippi activist Fannie Lou Hamer and her associates corresponded to which of the following approaches to the struggle for African American civil rights in the 1960s?A. Nonviolent direct action
B. Black Power
C. Litigation
D. Boycotts

Question 2

According to Hamer’s testimony, violent suppression of African American voter registration is carried out by the Mississippi StateA. Election Commission.
B. Highway Patrol.
C. House of Representatives.
D. judicial system.

Question 3

Besides violence and arrest, what other form of harassment, according to her testimony, was Hamer subjected to?A. Confiscation of her property
B. Harassment of her neighbors
C. Loss of citizenship
D. Threats to her livelihood

Question 4

Hamer testifies that, when registering to vote at the Indianola courthouse, she was subjected to the qualifying procedure known as theA. Iron Clad Oath.
B. grandfather clause.
C. literacy test.
D. poll tax.

Question 5

Through her testimony before the Credentials Committee of the Democratic National Convention, Hamer hopes toA. bring about the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
B. gain a seat as an MFDP delegate to the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
C. publicize the struggle of African American voting rights activists.
D. run for state office in the Mississippi legislature.