Civil Rights Movement Quiz

During the March in Washington, who gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech?

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

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 voter registration among African Americans

• To protest the Vietnam War

• To gain equal employment opportunities

What was the main legal outcome of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision?

• It ended separate but equal in public schools for black and white students saying it was unconstitutional

• It upheld the principle of 'separate but equal' established by Plessy v. Ferguson

• It mandated the desegregation of the armed forces

• It established affirmative action policies in higher education

Who was the first African American woman to refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Rosa Parks

• Coretta Scott King

• Daisy Bates

• Ella Baker

Which organization was initially formed in the 1960s to protect racial segregation in the South using sit-ins and freedom riders?

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

• The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

• The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

Which act was passed in 1965 to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote?

• Civil Rights Act

• Voting Rights Act

• Equal Pay Act

• Fair Housing Act

What was the main purpose of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963?

• To protest racial discrimination in hiring practices

• To demand the end of segregation in schools

• To advocate for the passage of civil rights legislation

• All of the above

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice, appointed in 1967?

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

What was the primary strategy used by the Civil Rights Movement to combat racial segregation and discrimination?

• Armed resistance

• Nonviolent protest and civil disobedience

• Legislative lobbying

• Economic boycotts only

Which event marked the symbolic end of racial segregation in the United States?

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott

• The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964