Civil Rights Movement Quiz

What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s?

• To promote racial segregation

• To end racial discrimination and achieve equal rights for Black Americans

• To establish new laws for voting rights

• To support the Jim Crow laws

Which amendment was passed to ensure the civil rights of former slaves?

• The 10th Amendment

• The 13th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

• The 15th Amendment

What was the significance of Jackie Robinson in the context of the Civil Rights Movement?

• He was the first Black American to serve as a U.S. President

• He was the first Black American to win a Nobel Peace Prize

• He was the first Black American to play in Major League Baseball

• He was the first Black American to found the NAACP

What legal doctrine was established by the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Civil Rights Act

• "Separate but equal"

• Abolition of slavery

• Right to freedom of speech

Which of the following U.S. Presidents was in office during the Civil Rights Movement era from 1954-1968?

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• All of the above

Who was the lead counsel for the NAACP in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?

• Herman M. Sweatt

• Thurgood Marshall

• Orval Faubus

• Theophilus Painter

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case Sweatt v. Painter?

What action did President Dwight D. Eisenhower take during the Little Rock Crisis?

• He challenged the authority of the federal government to desegregate schools.

• He sent the Arkansas National Guard to block the African American students from entering the school.

• He federalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent in soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division to escort the students into the school.

• He upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine.

In which year did the Supreme Court hear the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education?

• 1950

• 1954

• 1957

• 1960