Civil Rights Quiz

Which amendment that implies equal protection for all, did the families claim that the Topeka school board violated due to segregation in the classroom? 

• 10th Amendment
• 12th Amendment
• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment

Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal

• allow children to work.
• to pay black people less than white people.
• to return a slave.
• to segregate schools.

The group in power keeping people separated is called

• prejudice

• union

• confederate

• segregation

What are Jim Crow Laws?

• Laws that placed freedom limitations on nonwhite people

• Laws that made all people work together towards a common goal

Which baseball team did Jackie Robinson play for?

• Brooklyn Dodgers
• Arizona Diamondbacks
• New York Yankees
• Boston Red Socks

What year did Jackie Robinson break the color barrier?

• 1927

• 1941

• 1947

• 1962

Who was the second African American Major League Baseball player?

• Ernie Banks

• Jackie Robinson

• Larry Doby

• Frank Robinson

What decision did Emmett's mother make that impacted the Civil Rights movement?

• Spoke out on the news

• Testified in court

• Had an open casket funeral

• Marched in Mississippi

How old was Emmett Till when he was killed

• 12

• 11

• 16

• 14

Who was the primary girl involved in Brown v Board of education?

• Rosa Parks

• Mamie Till

• Linda Brown

• Harriet Tubman