Heimler Topic 8.10: Civil Rights in the 1960s

What Supreme Court case declared school segregation unconstitutional?

• Marbury vs. Madison

• Roe vs. Wade

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

Who refused to give up her seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

• Sojourner Truth

• Coretta Scott King

Which form of protest did Martin Luther King Jr. advocate for?

• Legislative lobbying

• Armed resistance

• Non-violent civil disobedience

• Economic boycotts

What was the outcome of the sit-in movement?

• Public indifference

• Legislation passed in favor of civil rights

• Increased police brutality

• Desegregation of lunch counters

Who was the public safety commissioner that ordered brutal force against protesters in Birmingham?

• J. Edgar Hoover

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• George Wallace

• Bull Connor

What was the primary goal of the March on Washington?

• To support labor unions

• To advocate for civil rights legislation

• To demand women's rights

• To protest the Vietnam War

What approach did Malcolm X advocate for in contrast to Martin Luther King Jr.?

• Economic empowerment

• Integration with white society

• Separatism and militarism

• Non-violent civil disobedience

Which act made discrimination based on race, religion, or sex illegal?

• Fair Housing Act

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Equal Pay Act

• Americans with Disabilities Act

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 specifically prohibit?

• Gerrymandering

• Literacy tests and poll taxes

• Voter ID laws

• Super PAC contributions

What tragic event marked the symbolic end of the civil rights movement's era?

• The signing of the Civil Rights Act

• The Watts riots

• The assassination of Malcolm X

• The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.