Civil Rights Movement Notes Day 1

Civil Rights Mvmt. Notes Day 1

Multiple Choice

What became the focus of the Civil Rights Movement of the early 1950s?

• Equal Pay for Equal Work

• Voting Rights

• Desegregation

• Affirmative Action

Multiple Choice

What was the Supreme Court's decision with the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• Racial segregation in schools was constitutional.

• Racial segregation in schools was not constitutional.

• The case was thrown out before a decision could be made.

• Rev. Brown was convicted of violating Topeka's segregation laws.

Multiple Choice

What famous Supreme Court case from the 1800s did Brown v. Board overturn?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

Multiple Choice

Who ordered the Arkansas National Guard to block the Little Rock 9 from entering Central HS?

• President Eisenhower

• Gov. Orval Faubus

• Rev. Brown

• A federal judge

Open Ended

What does the Montgomery Bus Boycott teach us about the power of non-violent resistance?

Open Ended

List something you already knew about MLK jr AND something you learned about him today.

Poll

How are you feeling about what you learned today?

• I am 100% confident in what I learned.

• I got the basic idea.

• I am a little lost.

• I am completely lost, but I was paying attention.

• What class is this? What subject are we on? I have no idea because I was not paying attention.