Civil Rights #1

Her arrest in Montgomery started the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

• Coretta Scott King

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

• Sojourner Truth

He was pastor who became the head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and advocated for nonviolence.

• James Meredith

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• James Meredith

What 1896 Supreme Court case upheld the doctrine of separate but equal?

• Brown v. Board of Ed.

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Jim Crow v. Maryland

• Plessy v. Ferguson

What 1954 Supreme Court case overturned the separate but equal ruling?

• Brown v. Board of Ed.

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Jim Crow v. Maryland

• Plessy v. Ferguson

What city held a boycott of public buses that lasted for 381 days before forcing action by the Supreme Courth?

• Birmingham, AL

• Little Rock, AK

• Montgomery, AL

• Sturgis, KY

Which was a result of the segregation of lunch counters?

• bus boycott

• freedom rides

• freedom summer

• sit-in movement

Why was nonviolence so successful?

• Segregationists saw there was nothing to fear

• State governments enforced laws and protected protesters

• The protests influenced Supreme Court decisions

• The violent response provoked moral outrage

What was a common goal of the sit-ins and Freedom Rides?

• end segregation in public schools

• force segregationists to respond violently

• end segregation in public areas (restaurants, restrooms...)

• seek legal remedies to inequality

The Civil Rights Act of 1964...

• banned discrimination in employment and public accommodations

• abolished poll taxes

• gave African Americans the right to vote

• abolished slavery

What were freedom rides?

• bus trips to attend SCLC conferences

• bus trips that allowed SNCC students to ride for free on the first day of every month

• bus trips to southern cities to protest segregated bus terminals