civil rights

According to the Supreme Court opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, what is the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment to the case?

• The amendment requires that all citizens be treated equally under the law.

• The amendment explicitly forbids segregation of schools on the basis of race.

• The amendment says that all citizens deserve the same educational opportunities.

• The amendment forbids differences in quality between various public institutions.

Which statement best summarizes the opinion concerning segregation in Brown v. Board of Education?

• The Fourteenth Amendment does not mention public education.

• Some earlier court decisions allowed schools to segregate students on the basis of race.

• It is unconstitutional for public schools to segregate students on the basis of race.

• An earlier court decision allowed “separate but equal” school facilities for white and African American children.

Thurgood Marshall became _______.

• a president of the United States.
• a principal in a school who fought racism.
• the first African American on the Supreme Court.
• one of the authors of the constitution.

What does NAACP stand for?

• National American Altercation Presentation

• National Associating for the Advancement of Colored People

• Nonviolent African American Civic Phoundation

• Nothing

SNCC wanted to organize...

• churches

• nonviolent protests

• schools

• violent protests

Who was the first President of the SCLC?

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Kirk Franklin

• W. E. B. Du Bois

• Rosa Parks

What made them start the Selma to Montgomery March

• They needed exercise and they decided to do it together like a march.

• They marched to ensure that African Americans could exercise their constitutional right to vote.

• They marched because they were trying to get the buses out of business and no one would ride them.

• They were trying to start a cult.

Who led the Selma to Montgomery March?

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Marilyn Monroe

• Michelle Obama

• George Washington

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

• Spoke out on the news

• Testified in court

• Had an open casket funeral

• Marched in Mississippi

what did Emmett Till allegedly do that got him brutally murdered?

• whistle at a white woman

• steal money

• attack a police officer

• committed arson