Civil Rights Important People and Places

Who was the African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus, sparking a huge bus boycott?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Rosa Parks

• Robert Kennedy

Who was the US president who signed the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act into law?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Rosa Parks

• Robert Kennedy

Who was the civil rights leader who fought for equal rights for African Americans and encouraged peaceful protesting?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Rosa Parks

• Robert Kennedy

Who was the senator and presidential candidate who supported civil rights, who was assassinated in 1968?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Rosa Parks

• Robert Kennedy

Who was the lawyer who represented the Browns in the famous Brown vs. Board of Education case?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Thurgood Marshall

Who was the Latin American civil rights activist who led a boycott to support the rights of migrant workers?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Thurgood Marshall

Who was the US president who supported civil rights, who was assassinated in 1963?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Thurgood Marshall

In which state was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Pennsylvania

• Alabama

• Tennessee

• Texas

In what city was the huge civil rights march where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream" speech?

• New York, NY

• Montgomery, AL

• Washington DC

• Chicago, IL

Which location is Montgomery, AL?

• A

• B

• C

• D