American Civil Rights Movement

When did the American Civil War end?

• 1865

• 1870

• 1896

• 1909

What was the Supreme Court case that ruled to maintain racial segregation in private businesses?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Little Rock Nine

When was the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) created?

• 1865

• 1896

• 1909

• 1951

Which court case resulted in the first integrated school in the United States?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Little Rock Nine

What event attracted hundreds of thousands of people in support of civil rights?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

• March on Washington

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

What act ended the prejudiced voting system?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

• March on Washington

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

Who advocated militancy for blacks and followed the principles set forth by Malcolm X?

• Stokely Carmichael

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Robert Kennedy

• Barack Obama

Who was assassinated in April 1968?

• Stokely Carmichael

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Robert Kennedy

• Barack Obama

Who was elected as President in 2008?

• Stokely Carmichael

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Robert Kennedy

• Barack Obama

What is seen by many as a culmination of centuries of work in favor of racial equality?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

• March on Washington

• Election of Barack Obama