Civil Rights Movement

Which was not a method used to suppress African American voters?

• Grandfather Clause

• Literacy Test

• Poll Tax

• Red Lining

Which Supreme Court case ended legal segregation in schools?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Roe v. Wade

• Brown v. Board of Ed.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Which was NOT a reaction to the Brown v. Board of Ed case?

• National Guard called to Little Rock High School

• ALL public schools were immediately desegregated in 1954

• "White flight" from public schools to private

• Resistance across the South

What event pushed African Americans to boycott the Montgomery busing system?

• The bombing of a church in Birmingham

• The arrest of Rosa Parks

• The death of Emmitt Till

• The arrest of Claudette Colvin

Which was an outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• MLK gained national attention as a face of the Civil Rights Movement

• Montgomery bus system had huge revenue loss due to the boycott

• Buses in Montgomery were desegregated

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During the 1963 March on Washington, what speech did MLK give that inspired many Americans, white and black, to push for the passage of a Civil Rights Bill?

• "I Have a Dream"

• "Black Power"

• "Freedom Ring"

• "Let My People Free"

The Civil Rights Act of 1964:

• Prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender

• Ended segregation in schools in the South

• Led to the appointment of the first African American to the president's Cabinet

• Promoted the election of African Americans to public office

What does the image below represent?

• Greensboro Sit-Ins

• Little Rock Nine

• Selma Marchers

• Montgomery bus boycott

Which is NOT true about Emmett Till?

• He was murdered by two men for allegedly flirting with a white woman

• He was a 14 year old boy from Chicago

• The two men were found not guilty by an all white jury

• His mother had a closed casket funeral to not display his disfigured face to the public

What outlawed literacy tests for voting and helped increase African American voters?

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Dream Act of 1967

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Civil Rights Act of 1968