Selma and Civil Rights

Which civil rights leader was in charge of the Selma to Montgomery march?

• Stokely Carmichael

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Nelson Mandela

What were the activists of Selma campaigning for?

• Voting rights

• Immigration rights

• An end to segregation in public education

• The desegregation of public transportation

Why did the protesters choose Selma as the site for their protest?

• It was an example of what they thought cities should aspire to be

• They expected very little resistance

• The police chief was known to be aggressively opposed to civil rights

• It was randomly selected by the SCLC

What kept black southerns from voting in 1965?

• Poll taxes

• Literacy tests

• The risk of being fired or physically harmed

• All of the above

Who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?

• Corretta Scott King

• Martin Luther King jr.

• Rosa Parks

• Jessie Jackson

What is Oprah Winfrey's Character trying to do in the early part of the movie?

• Sit on the front of the bus

• Petition for equal pay

• Register to vote

• All of the above

Who did Coretta Scott King meet when she came to visit Selma while Martin Luther King Jr was in jail?

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• President Johnson

• The Fbi Director

What did Martin Luther King Jr do after Troopers withdrew at the end of the bridge during the second attempt to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge?

• He clapped and rejoiced

• He knelt down, prayed, then turned around.

• He walked up to the sheriff and deputies, asking for peace

• He continued his march to Montgomery

What was the name of the bridge that connected Selma to Montgomery

• Edmund Pettus Bridge

• Golden Gate Bridge

• Unity Bridge

• Ronald Reagan Bridge

What did Martin Luther King's father do for a profession?

• He was a Preacher

• He was an engineer

• He was a garbage man

• He was a plumber