Brown v. Board of Education Quiz

How many states segregated their schools by law at the time of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?

• 10 states

• 17 states

• 20 states

• 25 states

In which case did the Supreme Court combine the lawsuits from Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Marbury v. Madison

• Roe v. Wade

Who argued the case for the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Earl Warren

• George Wallace

Who was the first black justice on the Supreme Court, serving from 1967 to 1991?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Earl Warren

• George Wallace

What did the Supreme Court call the very foundation of good citizenship in its ruling on Brown v. Board of Education?

• Healthcare

• Education

• Employment

• Housing

What was the second unanimous ruling issued by the Supreme Court after Brown v. Board of Education?

• Brown II

• Plessy II

• Marbury II

• Roe II

In which year did Alabama Governor George Wallace famously proclaim, 'Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!'?

• 1963

• 1964

• 1958

• 1954

What percentage of black children in the South attended school with whites by early 1964?

• Less than 1%

• 5%

• 10%

• 25%

According to a report issued in 2014, what trend did many civil rights supporters point to in relation to school segregation?

• Integration

• Segregation

• Resegregation

• Desegregation

What group that fights for the protection of Civil Rights was founded by W.E.B. DuBois?

• NAACP

• ACLU

• SCLC

• the Supreme Court