Civil Rights 1950 - 1975

Which president intended to pass the the Civil Rights Act of 1963?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Ronald Reagan

• Abraham Lincoln

• John F. Kennedy

Where was the famous bus boycott held that led to many changes in America?

• Montgomery, Mississippi

• Selma, Alabama

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Washington, D.C.

The event at which Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech is called

• The Bus Boycott

• The March on Washington

• The Washington Protest

• The Nonviolent Movement

This law made it illegal to prevent citizens from voting because of their race or ethnicity.

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Supreme Court Ruling of 1955

• Civil Rights Act 1970

• Segregation Act of 1980

Who refused to give up their seat in 1955 that lead to the bus boycott?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• John F. Kennedy

• Rosa Parks

Who was the Mexican American who fought to help improve working conditions for farmers in the United States?

• Robert Rodriguez

• Cesar Chavez

• Paul Quinn

• Tony Romo

Brown versus the Board of Education is a famous case because it led to the ruling that finally ended

• Segregation

• The bus boycott

• Civil Rights

• Communism

Many people wanted to help change the voting rights. So, in 1965, about 2000 people joined together to walk 54 miles from _________________ to Montgomery.

• Dothan

• Tuskegee

• Selma

• Phoenix City

Who got the right to vote first?

• Black Women

• Black males

• White Women

• None of the Above

What was the name of the ruling that allowed segregation to continue for so many years in the South.

• Bill of Rights

• Separate but equal

• Declaration of Independence

• Equal Rights