Civil Rights Quiz 04/28

Where did the "March on Washington" take place?

• The capital of the U.S. Washington D.C.

• Selma

• Birmingham

• Montgomery

What is the name of the day that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a march through Selma but out of concern for safety they decided to turn around and go back.

• Go Back Sunday

• Not So Good November

• Turn Around Tuesday

• Scary Sunday

Why was there a need for the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• There was no need because the 15th Amendment gave voting rights to ALL men.

• Because of stipulations placed on those who could vote such as literacy tests, taxes and grandfather rule which disqualified African Americans.

• Because Dr. Martin Luther Jr. thought it was needed.

• There is no such thing as the Voting Rights Act of 1965

One purpose of the March on Washington was to get fair wages, employment and working conditions for African Americans.

• True

• False

Jim Crow laws assisted the process of desegregation and made life easier for African Americans.

• True

• False

Requiring someone to pass a literacy test in order to vote or making it illegal to marry someone of a different race is considered what?

• Disobeying the constitution

• The Albany Movement

• Jim Crow Laws

• Segregation

What did the Supreme Court decision for Plessy v/s Ferguson determine?

• Sit ins are illegal

• African Americans can eat in ALL restaurant.

• Separate but equal is not okay.

• Separate but equal is okay.

What was the movement led in early 1963 by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) which sought to bring national attention to the efforts of local Black leaders to desegregate public facilities in Birmingham, Alabama?

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• Jim Crow Laws

• The Albany Movement

• The Birmingham Campaign

This organization was led by 2 pastors , who believed in non violent protest to gain equality for African Americans by conducting leadership-training programs, citizen-education projects, and voter-registration drives.

• The Albany Movement

• NAACP

• Southern Pastor's Leadership Organization

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

The Albany Movement was considered somewhat successful.

• True

• False