Civil Rights

Who were the Black Panthers?

• A group who were peaceful and fought for civil rights

• A group who used violence to fight for civil rights

• A group who worked in the south for civil rights

Who was the activist who fought for civil rights peacefully?

• Black Panthers

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Who started the sit in movement?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• College students

• Malcolm X

What was the sit in movement?

• When blacks sat at a lunch counter even though they would not be served.

• When college students sat on the floor at their college for civil rights.

• When people sat at the bus station for civil rights.

Who were the Freedom Riders?

• College students who rode in cars down to the south

• People who rode on bikes through the lines of protesters

• People of all races who rode buses in the south to protest against segregation.

Why did Rosa Parks get arrested?

• She refused to give up her seat on the bus.

• She sat at the lunch counter at a restaurant

• She marched in a civil rights march

Who were the students who went into the all white high school?

• Ruby Bridges and her cousin

• the little rock 9

• the black panthers

The Black Panthers started out helping kids in the ghettos.

• True

• False

The Jim Crow Laws ended segregation.

• True

• False

Discrimination was when people treated others fairly.

• True

• False