Civil Rights Era

What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?

• women's rights

• ending military discrimination

• increased immigration rights

• the creation of equal rights laws

This man led the non-violent Civil Rights Movement and served as a pastor. He led several protests, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

• John Lewis

• MLK

• A. Philip Randolph

• Robert Kennedy

Which event represented white resistance to the Brown v. Board of Education decision to desegregate school?

• conflict at Little Rock High School

• Selma March

• March on Washington

• Atlanta High School protest

What was the accomplishment of the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education?

• ended the policy of separate but equal public facilities

• it enforced separate but equal facilities

• it ended military discrimination

• it ended discrimination in the workforce

This organization was led by students who wanted to protest segregation.

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee

• Black Panthers

• Black Power

This organization was founded by Black pastors such as MLK to stand up to unjust laws and segregation.

• Student Non-violent Coordinating Committe

• Black Lives Matter

• Black Power

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

The 1965 Voting Rights Act did all of the following except.

• ended discrimination and segregation

• outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes

• gave the federal government the rights to oversee southern voting polls

• aided more Black citizens in being able to vote

What were Freedom Rides?

• violent protests against segregated busses

• peaceful protests by young citizens riding busses through the deep south

• a voter registration campaign accomplished on busses

• a protest against voter suppressoin

John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson attempted to pass Civil Rights legislation despite opposition from southern politicians.

• True

• False

The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy helped precipitate which event?

• the assassination of MLK

• the election of Richard Nixon in 1968

• the resignation of Lyndon B. Johnson

• a more united Democratic Party