Selma & Civil Rights

John Lewis was a leader of which 1960's Civil Rights Organization?

• SCLC

• NAACP

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• SNCC

Who gave the call to Dr. King to come help the movement in Selma?

• Joanne Bland

• Sheyanne Webb

• Amelia Boynton

• Viola Liuzzo

Sheriff Jim _____ was identified as a target by MLK and the SCLC

Before Selma, Martin Luther King lead protests in which southern city that also had a violent, angry sheriff?

• Atlanta, GA

• Birmingham, AL

• Nashville, TN

• Okinawa, Japan

Which landmark legislation was passed as a result of the Selma to Montgomery marches?

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Fair Housing Act of 1968

• Equal Pay Act of 1963

Which U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

What was the primary goal of the Freedom Summer campaign in 1964?

• To desegregate buses across the southern United States

• To register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi

• To challenge segregation at lunch counters and public facilities

• To promote the passage of the Civil Rights Act

Which 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

Which organization was founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to advance the principles of nonviolent protest?

• The Black Panther Party

• The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

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

• The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

The name of the famous bridge in Selma is the Edmund ______ bridge