Civil Rights Era Quiz

Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• John F. Kennedy

• Abraham Lincoln

True or False: 250,000 people attended Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington in 1963

• True

• False

After the March on Washington, ____________ passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 AND the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

• The President

• Congress

• The British Parliament

• Martin Luther King Jr.

At the time of his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. was leading the "____ People's Campaign" (1967-8).

• Black

• Rich

• Poor

• American

The Civil Rights Activist Malcom X was born with the name...

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm A (He changed it to "X" because he thought it sounded more rebellious)

• Malcolm Little

• Abraham Lincoln

When Malcolm X changed his name, he was living in...

• Birmingham, AL

• A penthouse in New York

• France

• Prison

The biggest difference between Malcolm X's ideas and those of Martin Luther King Jr. was that Malcolm X argued against...

• Black people trying to "integrate" into White Society

• Peace, Justice and Equality

• Extending rights for African Americans

True or False: For a long time, Malcolm X helped lead an African American group called the "Nation of Islam."

• True

• False

True or False: In 1964, Malcolm X changed his message. Whereas he used to attack White people, now he supported cooperation between White & Black people.

• True

• False

Malcolm X was assassinated in the year....

• 1881

• 1919

• 1965

• 1968