Civil Rights Quiz

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

This was a major court case that desegregated all public schools.

• 13th ammendment

• Jim Crow Laws

• Brown vs the Board of Education

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

First African American Supreme Court judge. He was the attorney for Linda Brown with Brown vs. the Board of Education.

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• John F Kennedy

• Harry Truman

Separation of two or more races based on skin color

• fascism

• integration

• oppression

• segregation

Who were the Little Rock 9?

• 9 white students who went to a black school.

• 9 black students who went to a white school.

• 9 black students who sat at a lunch counter

• 9 Civil Rights protests

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 and months of boycotting

• African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating

• Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat

. What executive order did President Truman give after WWII?

• The US military must remain segregated

• Women were allowed to serve

• Black and white soldiers would serve together only in non-combat roles

• The military would be desegregated

Which important Civil Rights figure refused to give up his/her spot on the bus after a long day of work?

• Rosa Parks

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

What ammendment gives people the right to protest peacefully against government policies?

• 2nd amendment

• 3rd amendment

• 7th amendment

• 1st amendment

The March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous, "I Have a Dream Speech," is an example of people expressing their freedom of ___________.

• speech

• assemble

• a and b

• none of the above