Civil Rights Movement Quiz

What term describes the process supported by Civil Rights leaders to bring races together?

• Assimilation

• Integration

• Segregation

• Segregationism

What was the ruling of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case?

• Separate but equal (segregated) schools were constitutional

• Segregated schools were unconstitutional/illegal

• Segregation was upheld as necessary

• Racial integration was optional

Which constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court say was violated with the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?

• 10th

• 14th

• 15th

• 19th

How did the Brown v. Board of Education change the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• Both cases supported segregation

• Both cases ended segregation

• Plessy v. Ferguson began segregation, Brown v. Board of Education ended it

• Brown v. Board of Education began segregation, Plessy v. Ferguson ended it

Why did the Sibley Commission form?

• To support segregation in public schools

• To integrate public schools in Georgia

• To gauge public opinion on integrating public schools

• To investigate corruption in the education system

How did Georgia show its disagreement with the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?

• By adopting a new flag

• By abolishing public schools

• By implementing integration policies

• By seceding from the United States

What did Georgia's 1956 flag represent to African-Americans?

• Unity

• Progress

• Racism

• Equality

Who would have agreed with Lester Maddox's beliefs?

• Civil Rights activists

• Integration supporters

• Segregationists

• Federal judges

How did MLK Jr. want to achieve civil rights?

• Violence and aggression

• Non-violence, boycotts, legal action, marches

• Military intervention

• Isolationism

What was the focus of the Albany Movement?

• Voter registration

• School integration

• Workplace discrimination

• All Public facilities integration