Civil Rights Quiz

Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement known for his "I Have a Dream" speech?

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• Frederick Douglass

What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Movement?

• To end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans

• To promote African American culture

• To establish a separate state for African Americans

• To abolish slavery

In what year did the historic March on Washington take place?

• 1955

• 1963

• 1970

• 1968

Which law ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin?

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Fair Housing Act

Who refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, becoming an iconic figure in the Civil Rights Movement?

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Rosa Parks

• Coretta Scott King

What was the name of the campaign led by Martin Luther King Jr. that aimed to desegregate Birmingham, Alabama?

• The Birmingham Campaign

• The Freedom Rides

• The March on Washington

• The Selma to Montgomery Marches

Which U.S. Supreme Court decision declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Loving v. Virginia

• Roe v. Wade

What was the name of the group founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in 1966 that aimed to challenge police brutality against the African American community?

• The Black Panthers

• The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

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

• The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

Which event is known for the violent response of the police against peaceful demonstrators, leading to widespread public outrage and support for civil rights legislation?

• The Watts Riots

• The Selma to Montgomery Marches

• The Detroit Riots

• The Chicago Freedom Movement

Who was the first African American woman to refuse to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, before Rosa Parks?

• Claudette Colvin

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Angela Davis