Civil Rights Movement Quiz

In which year did the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom take place?

• 1954

• 1965

• 1957

• 1963

Who represented the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• John Lewis

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

What did the US Supreme Court rule in the Brown V. Board of Education case?

• Segregated schools are necessary

• Segregated schools are inherently unequal

• Segregated schools are beneficial

• Segregated schools are equal

When was the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed by Congress?

• 1965

• 1955

• 1957

• 1963

What was the significance of the Mendez v. Westminster case?

• It established precedent in state court

• It established precedent in federal court

• It had no significance

• It upheld segregation nationwide

When was the American with Disability Acts signed into law?

• 1985

• 1990

• 1975

• 1960

Who founded the Farm Workers Association?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

• Dolores Huerta

• John Lewis

What happened to Emmett Till in 1955?

• He was kidnapped and beaten

• He was arrested for protesting

• He was elected as a leader

• He was awarded a prize

Under whose leadership did the nonviolent campaign to end segregation begin in Birmingham, Alabama?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• Fred Shuttlesworth

• Malcolm X

When did the integration of Little Rock Central High School take place?

• 1965

• 1957

• 1963

• 1954