Civil Rights Movement

Which event is MLK, Jr. most known for?

• being President during the Civil Rights Movement.
• not giving up his seat to a white man.
• creating Jim Crow laws.
• March on Washington

MLK led a protest called the Montgomery Bus Boycott. They were protesting...

• blacks paid more to ride the bus than whites.
• blacks could not ride the bus.
• blacks had to sit separately from whites on the bus.
• blacks had to sit next to whites on the bus.

Which of the following actions would MLK Jr. support?

• segregation in the US military.
• African Americans carrying guns while protesting.
• the arrest of Rosa Parks.
• blacks sitting at an all white lunch counter waiting to be served.

What did the court case Brown vs Board of Ed establish?

• Public buses could not discriminate.
• Segregation is not legal in theaters and hotels.
• Public schools could not segregate.
• All-black schools must be equal to all-white schools.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was

• a militant Civil Rights leaders.
• a lawyer for the NAACP.
• a leader who believed in nonviolent protesting.
• the first black protester.

In what city was Rosa Parks involved in a bus boycott?

• Birmingham
• Selma
• Montgomery
• Atlanta

Who led the bus boycott in which Rosa Parks was involved?

• Malcolm X
• Emmit Til
• Thurgood Marshall
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

In the 1954 trial of Brown v Board of Education, the US Supreme Court ruled that

• private schools should be controlled by the federal government
• issues of racial segregation should be decided by the states.
• racially segregated public schools are unconstitutional
• the "separate but equal" doctrine should be contnued

The Civil Rights Movement 

• encouraged segregation.
• encouraged African Americans to work for equal rights. 
• provided shelter for the homeless.
• encouraged the separation of schools by race. 

Rosa Parks' arrest 

• led to violence and people burning busses. 
• encouraged more segregation in public areas.
• encouraged others to join the movement and boycott busses.
• encouraged everyone to ride the bus.