Civil Rights Movement Test

The Plessy v. Ferguson case had what impact on the U.S.?

• It legalized Jim Crow Laws throughout the U.S.

• It made Jim Crow Laws illegal throughout the U.S.

• It created more equality

• It repealed the 14th Amendment

What decision did Emmett Till's mother make that impacted the Civil Rights movement?

• Spoke out on lynching

• Testified in court

• Had an open casket funeral for her son

• Marched Mass Protest in Washington D.C.

What is Jackie Robinson BEST known for?

• He organized the Montgomery bus boycott

• He was the first black player to cross the color line in baseball

• He participated in the Freedom Rides

• Leader of SCLC

What did the 24th amendment do?

• abolished poll taxes that prevented all citizens from voting

• ended segregation at lunch counters and buses

• made racial prejudice a federal hate crime

• made Jim Crow laws unconstitutional

What happened as a result of this boycott?

• Back Americans got equal rights.

• Segregation on public transport was ruled to be unconstitutional.

• Nothing happened, buses remained segregated.

• Black Americans were never allowed on buses again.

What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?

• Guzman V. School

• Brown V. Board of Education

• Miranda V. Arizona

• Plessy V. Ferguson

Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

• Booker T. Washington

• Malcom X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• W.E.B. Dubois

What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• NAACP

• SNCC

• Black Panthers

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

• Protest in Birmingham

• Little Rock Nine

• Selma Bloody Sunday

• Supreme Court case in Topeka, Kansas

 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?

• Freedom Rides

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• March on Washington

• day after "Bloody Sunday" attack