The Civil Rights Movement

What did the March on Washington lead directly to?

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Nashville diners desegregating

• The passage of the Civil Rights Act

• The Selma to Montgomery March

Who was Oliver Brown's lawyer in Brown v. Board of Education?

• John Grisham

• Thurgood Marshall

• Brett Kavanaugh

• Clarence Thomas

What role did Diane Nash play in the fight for equal rights? 

• She refused to give her seat up on a bus in Montgomery

• She was a student leader who worked to desegregate lunch counters

• She was a mayor in the South who fought for equal rights

• She was a Baptist minister who preached about fighting hate

How did the actions of Diane Nash and Mayor Ben West help to put Nashville on the map during the Civil Rights Movement? 

• They helped Nashville become the first major city in the South to desegregate lunch counters

• They helped Nashville allow African Americans to vote

• They ended the bus boycotts in Nashville

• The became the first city to desegregate schools

Which of the following is NOT a way Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead the Civil Rights Movement? 

• He was a Baptist minister who preached about equality

• He gave many powerful speeches about equal rights for all

• He lead many non-violent protests

• He lead many violent protests

What was Brown v. Board of Education? 

• A landmark case where segregated schools were determined to be unconstitutional.

• A landmark case where all public facilities were ordered to be desegregated.

• A landmark case where segregated schools were determined to be constitutional.

• A landmark case where all public facilities were ordered to be segregated.

What was the purpose of Highlander Folk School in Tennessee? 

• It was a school for African American students to attend during the riots.

• It was the first desegregated public school in the United States.

• It was a school for leaders to be trained to stand up against racism.

• It was a school for preachers wanting to lead southern congregations.

What was the main impact of the Clinton 12? 

• The Clinton 12 were a group of African Americans who rode on all white buses to protest segregation.

• The Clinton 12 were a group of African American students who attended an all-white school.

• The Clinton 12 were a group of African American protesters who marched to 12 city halls to protest ending segregation.

• The Clinton 12 were a group of African American reporters who covered Civil Rights activists.

Which word most accurately describes segregation?

• separation

• hate

• voting

• boycott

Which Amendment discussed this week gave all men the right to vote?

• The 2nd

• The 15th

• The 31st

• The 20th