Civil Rights Movement

African Americans were kept apart from other Americans in many public places, such as schools, hotels, and restaurants. This is called ______.

• a boycott
• civil rights
• a debate
• segregation

In what year did Brown v. Board of Education Topeka order the desegregation of public schools?

• 1945

• 1950

• 1968

• 1954

What Civil Rights group did Rosa and her husband Raymond join?

• ACLU

• NOW

• AARP

• NAACP

• None of the above

What did MLK fight for?

• Civil Rights - He wanted equality and to end segregation

• A 3 day weekend

• To end prejudice and discrimination

• To end prejudice and discrimination through the use of violence

Which organization created by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was designed to hold sit-ins, marches and boycotts?

• SNCC ( Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee)

• SCLC ( Southern Christian Leadership Conference)

• AM ( Albany Movement)

• NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

Which Civil Rights organization was created to promote voter registration throughout the South?

• SNCC ( Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee)

• SCLC ( Southern Christian Leadership Conference)

• AM ( Albany Movement)

• NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

In addition to boycotts, marches, and freedom rides, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) helped

• organize sit-ins at lunch counters across the South.

• promote removing the poll taxes

• promote removing literacy tests

What decade did federal housing segregation start?

• 1930s

• 1920s

• 1860s

• 1960s

What bill was passed as a result of the March on Washington and prohibits discrimination in public places and makes it illegal for employers to discriminate?

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Civil Rights Act of 1968

How many days did the Montgomery bus boycott last?

• 65 days

• 381 days

• 100 days

• 30 days