Civil Rights Movement CBN

What did African Americans fight for during the Civil Rights Movement?

• segregation

• equal rights

• poll taxes

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Rosa Parks

In Brown vs Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court ruled that public schools must _____________________.

• segregate

• integrate

• close

Which African American refused to give up a seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Rosa Parks

As a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the US Supreme Court outlawed ___________________________ of all public

transportation.

• smoking

• integration

• segregation

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraged others to use ______________________ tactics in order to gain civil rights.

• non-violent

• violent

• cruel

What was the peaceful demonstration where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech?

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• March on Washington

• Voting rights protest

What was the law that prohibited discrimination based on race, gender, or religion?

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Brown vs Board of Education

What law banned literacy (ability to read) tests used in voting?

• Civil Rights Act

• Voting Rights Act

• Jim Crow Laws

What was the protest where African Americans refused to ride buses until segregation on public transportation was outlawed?

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• March on Washington

• Civil Rights Act