Civil Rights Movement

What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• Segregation in public schools became illegal
• African-Americans began playing profession sports
• Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus
• MLK led a March on Washington

Who was a US Senator who was running for President when he was assassinated in 1968?

• Robert F. Kennedy
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Lee Harvey Oswald
• Thurgood Marshall

What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
• It allowed African-Americans to run for political office
• It ended segregation in school
• It made poll taxes illegal

What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• It gave African-American women the right to vote
• It made literacy tests to vote illegal
• It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
• It allowed all African-Americans to vote

The March on Washington is most famous for...

• causing race riots in Washington, D.C.
• 200,000 people worked together to get the right to vote
• the KKK became an illegal organization
• MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech

Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting
• Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting
• African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating
• Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat

Which type of protest did Martin Luther King oppose during the Civil Rights Movement?

• Sit-in
• Bus Boycott
• March on Washington
• Race Riots

Who was the U.S. Senator who was assassinated while running for president in 1968?

• Robert Kennedy
• John Kennedy
• Martin Luther King
• Lee Harvey Oswald

What was the purpose of the 24th amendment?

• It ended slavery
• It ended segregation based on race
• It made poll taxes illegal
• It made it legal for Thurgood Marshall to be chosen to serve on the Supreme Court.

Who played a pivotal role in boycotting the Montgomery Bus line after being arrested ?  

• Ida Wells 
• Rosa Parks 
• Ella Baker
• Coretta Scott King