Civil Rights

Laws made to oppress or segregate African Americans are called

• Jim Crow Laws

• MLK Laws

• Civil Rights Laws

• Voting Laws

The Montgomery Bus Boycott happened in

• Cumming, GA

• Atlanta, GA

• Charlotte, NC

• Montgomery, AL

The Montgomery Bus Boycott ended because

• Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus

• Dr. King stopped it

• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation on public transportation was illegal

• The people got tired of walking

Which president signed the Civil Rights Act and made it a law

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Robert Kennedy

What did the Voting Rights Act do?

• gave women the right to vote

• banned the poll tax

• gave African American men the right to vote

• gave states the right to test people so they could vote

Why did people March on Washington?

• To demand equal social and economic opportunities for African Americans.

• To give African American women the right to vote

• To ban literacy tests used in voting

Who was the first African American Supreme Court justice?

• Cesar Chavez

• Rosa Parks

• John F. Kennedy

• Thurgood Marshall

Which of the following statements is NOT true for Cesar Chavez?

• He led the March on Washington

• He believed farm workers should be treated poorly in order to get more money.

• He agreed with Martin Luther King, Jr's non violent protests.

• He led a boycott on grape farm owners

Which Civil Rights figure refused to give up his or her seat on the bus?

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

How did Martin Luther King, Jr. encourage others to gain civil rights?

• through violent raids and rallies

• by writing letters to the Supreme Court

• through nonviolent, peaceful protests

• by refusing to go to school with children of a different race