Civil Rights Movement Quiz

What landmark Supreme Court case declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

• Loving v. Virginia

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted African American men the right to vote?

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 addressed discrimination in which of the following areas?

• Employment

• Public accommodations

• Federally funded programs

• All of the above

Who is known for his "I Have a Dream" speech delivered during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963?

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• John Lewis

What was the primary goal of the Freedom Riders during the Civil Rights Movement?

• To challenge racial segregation in the Southern United States

• To promote African American voter registration

• To protest the Vietnam War

• To gain equal employment opportunities

Which act, passed in 1965, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment?

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Fair Housing Act of 1968

• Equal Pay Act of 1963

What was the significance of the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965?

• They led to the desegregation of public schools.

• They resulted in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

• They initiated the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• They ended racial segregation in public transportation.

Who was the first African American to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• Clarence Thomas

• Thurgood Marshall

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• Sonia Sotomayor

Which organization was founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to advance the cause of civil rights through nonviolent protest?

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

• Black Panther Party

• Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

What was the primary focus of the Black Panther Party, founded in 1966?

• To promote black power and self-defense

• To support nonviolent protests and legal actions

• To encourage African Americans to return to Africa

• To integrate schools and public facilities