Key Figures of the Civil Rights Movement Review

Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks began the protest
• Thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not finish their routes
• Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person
• Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting

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What is the keeping of white and black people separate called?

• Segregation

• Seperation

• Keeping Apart

• Division

Which of the following were examples of places that were segregated during the Civil Rights Movement?

• Busses

• Restrooms/Water Fountains

• Houses

• All of the above

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

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall

After Rosa Parks was arrested, who led the protest to boycott busses called the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall

• John F. Kennedy

Martin Luther King Jr. believed that African Americans could gain their rights by protesting against unfair laws in what way?

• Violently

• By fighting

• With a Civil War

• Peacefully

What is the name of MLK's most famous speech?

• I Can See it Now

• I Have a Plan

• I Have a Dream

• Dreams

What was the 1963 march led by Martin Luther King Jr. in which more than 250,000 people marched through Washington, D.C. called?

• March on DC

• March on Washington

• Marching Orders

• Trail through Washington

This Civil Rights leader emerged from the labor movement.

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

• A. Phillip Randolph

Which Civil Rights leader changed their name as a form of protest?

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr

• A. Phillip Randolph

• Malcolm X