Ch. 29 Civil Rights Movement

Which court case concluded that "separate but equal" was acceptable for blacks and whites?

• Plessy vs Ferguson

• Brown vs Board of Education

• Marbury v Madison

• Roe v Wade

Which court case concluded that segregation was against the 14th Amendment?

• Brown v Board of Education

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Marbury v Madison

• Roe v Wade

Which US president helped young African Americans in Arkansas to safely attend an all white school by removing the National Guard?

• President Eisenhower

• President Kennedy

• President Johnson

• President Reagan

Who started the Montgomery bus boycott by not giving up a seat to a white passenger?

• Rosa Parks

• MLK Jr

• Malcolm X

• Thurgood Marshall

Who won the election of 1960 partly because he was younger and better looking than his opponent?

• Kennedy

• Nixon

• Johnson

• Reagan

What religious group was JFK affiliated with that made some Americans nervous to vote for him?

• Catholic

• Presbyterians

• Methodists

• Pentecostals

What did JFK call his programs to fix America?

• New Frontier

• Great Society

• New Deal

• MAGA

Which form of protest would the SNCC use to fight against segregation in stores?

• Sit ins

• Boycott

• Picket signs

• None of these

Which group's goal was to see if segregation ended on public buses?

• Freedom Riders

• AIM

• SNCC

• Black Panthers

Where in Alabama did MLK Jr & other groups meet to protest segregation which led to many going to prison?

• Birmingham

• Montgomery

• Selma

• Auburn