Events of Civil Rights Movement

Where did the 9 African American students get escorted by the US Army into their school?

• Little Rock, Arkansas

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Washington, D.C.

• Greensboro, North Carolina

Brown v. Board of Education determined that separate is _____ Equal

• Not

• Definitely

• Totally

• Kind of

Four students stopped and contact a newspaper reporter. Then went to Woolworth’s lunch counter and protested when they weren't served. In what state did the protest take place?

• North Dakota

• Virginia

• Florida

• North Carolina

Four students began a "sit in" demonstration in Greensboro. They were protesting the segregated "whites only" policy at Woolworth's lunch counter. Which statement explains why their protest was effective?

• The Sit In protest was effective because the protestors rioted and burned the Woolworth store down.

• The Sit In protest was effective because the four college kids opened their own restaurant next to Woolworth''s.

• The Sit In protest was effective, because the Woolworth was so jammed with protesters, that store began to lose money.

• The Sit In protest was effective because Woolworth began to improve the menu.

The sit-ins were a form of non-violent protest. *

• True

• False

The Greensboro 4 started the sit-in movement and their actions spread throughout the South in the early 1960s.

• True

• False

What happened to the Freedom Riders in Alabama?

• Windows were smashed

• Tires were slashed

• Riders were threatened

• All responses

The police department in Alabama allowed members of the KKK to attack the Freedom Riders upon their arrival.

• True

• False

What was the end result for the riders in Mississippi?

• They were handed over control of the transportation system

• They were put in jail

• There were no consequences

• A large number were killed

Which state did the freedom riders not ride through?

• Virginia
• New York
• Mississippi
• Alabama