Civil Rights Movement Quiz

In Brown v. Board of Education, the doctrine of ___________ relating to public education was finally

• Due process of law

• all deliberate speed

• separate but equal

• equal protection under the law

What act banned discrimination in public facilities and employment based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin?

• The Jim Crow act

• Civil Rights Act

• Harley-Smoot Act

• JFK Remembrance Act

What does a small dot on the map stand for?

• a major disturbance

• a serious disturbance

• no disturbances

• a minor disturbance

How many deaths resulted from the 1967 race riots?

• 5,002

• 1,897

• 696

• 83

Which of the following was not advocated by the Black Panthers?

• nonviolence

• Black Power

• black nationalism

• community development

Which of the following is an example of de facto segregation?

• poll taxes

• concentration of urban African Americans in slum areas

• Jim Crow laws

• voter literacy tests

Freedom Summer and the Selma march both called attention to African Americans’ lack of

• food

• employment

• voting rights

• strong leaders

Johnson’s two civil rights laws are considered to be

• landmarks in American history

• unconstitutional

• too weak to enforce

• too radical for 1960s

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in which activity?

• hiring an employee

• awarding a construction contract

• selling or renting a home

• admitting students to state universities

Appealing to many African Americans' anger and frustration over a lack of social and economic power, _________________ preached a militant approach to civil rights.

• MLK

• Malcom X

• Medgar Evers

• Fannie Lou Hammer