Civil Rights Movement QUIZ

What court case established the doctrine of "Separate but Equal"?

• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Brown v. Board
• Dred Scott v. Sanford
• James Meredith v. University of Mississippi

What amendments to the constitution are ignored throughout much of the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

What body does Truman integrate after WWII?

• Military
• Schools
• Restaurants
• Housing

What is the name of the 14 year old boy that was brutally murdered in Mississippi?

• Emmett Till
• Malcolm X
• James Meredith
• Medgar Evers

What court case does the Warren court overturn with Brown v. Board?

• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Tinker v. Des Moines
• Dred Scott v. Sanford
• James Meredith v. University of Mississippi

In what city are nine students refused entry to the high school?

• Little Rock, Arkansas
• Memphis, TN
• Birmingham, AL
• Greensboro, NC

Whose arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Rosa Parks
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Coretta Scott King
• Stokely Carmichael

Match the following concepts with the movements or strategies they are associated with in the context of Martin Luther King Jr.'s goals.

• Massive Demonstration

• A form of protest involving refusal to obey unjust laws, inspired by Thoreau

• Non-violent resistance

• A principle of peaceful protest inspired by Ghandi

• Civil Disobedience

• A large-scale protest event, inspired by A. Phillip Randolph

Where did the Sit-In movement begin?

• Greensboro, NC
• Birmingham, AL
• Little Rock, AR
• Memphis, TN

What was the group who decided to test the Supreme Court's 1956 decision called?

• Freedom Riders
• Freedom Writers
• Freedom Warriors
• Freedom Worriers