Beginning of Civil Rights

What are Civil Rights?

• Rights that only some citizens get
• Rights that all citizens get
•  Rights that are civil
• Rights that are controlled by the president

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Which of the following positions was Thurgood Marshall the first African American to hold?

• Speaker of the House

• Supreme Court Justice

• Member of Congress

• Governor of Alambama

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How did Thurgood Marshall help end racial segregation?  

• joining the March on Washington as a protester

• Arguing Brown V. Board of Education as a lawyer

• signing a desegregation order as a justice

• voting for the Civil Rights Act as a senator

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Which civil rights activist was arrested for challenging a Jim Crow law on public transportation in Montgomery, Alabama? 

• MLK

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshalls

• Cesar Chavez

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What is the name of the speech given by Dr.MLK, Jr. at the March on Washington?

• My Dreams

• The Time is Now

• It is Time for Change

• I Have a Dream

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., advocated which of the following approaches to dealing with unjust laws?

• following the unjust laws

• nonviolent protest

• violent resistance

• filing lawsuits

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In what way did the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education have a significant impact on American society?

• It prevented schools from using race as a factor when hiring teachers.

• It allowed African Americans to play a greater role in American politics.

• It began the process of desegregating public schools in the United States.

• It reduced instances of racial discrimination throughout the country.

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What law is being enforced by the sign in the image?

• Communist Laws

• Red Scare Laws

• Jim Crow Laws

• Containment Laws

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What did Rosa Parks do to stand up for herself and other African Americans?

• She refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus.

• She integrated the all white school in Montgomery, Alabama. 

• She drank from a drinking fountain that was for whites only. 

• She organized a sit-in at a diner that refused to serve African Americans.

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Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks were part of what movement in the 1950s and 1960s?

• Anti-Immigration Movement
• Free Silver Movement
• Urban Renewal Movement
• Civil  Rights Movement

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