Civil Rights Quiz

What civil rights organization was led by MLK, Jr. and other clergy?

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

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

• Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

What was the main purpose for the march from Selma to Montgomery?

• To protest racial segregation in schools

• To promote voter registration in the South

• To demonstrate against police brutality

• To demand voting rights protections

At what protest did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech?

• March on Washington

• Selma to Montgomery March

• Birmingham Campaign

• Chicago Movement

Who was the first African American to be appointed to the Supreme Court?

• Clarence Thomas

• Thurgood Marshall

• Constance Baker Motley

• Charles Hamilton Houston

Where did the sit-in movement, led by college students throughout the country, take place?

• Greensboro, North Carolina

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Little Rock, Arkansas

What was the main ideological difference between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.?

• Malcolm X advocated violent protests; MLK advocated nonviolence

• Malcolm X advocated for integration; MLK advocated for separatism

• Malcolm X advocated separatism and by any means necessary; MLK advocated nonviolence and integration

• Malcolm X was a Christian leader; MLK was a Muslim leader

Which African American leader advocated separation of the races and was later assassinated?

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Medgar Evers

• Fred Hampton

What public figure was assassinated just two months after Martin Luther King, Jr.?

• Robert F. Kennedy

• John F. Kennedy

• Malcolm X

• Medgar Evers

What organization was formed to patrol African American communities and prevent government abuse?

• Black Panther Party

• NAACP

• SNCC

• CORE

Which law created the Job Corps?

• Employment Act of 1965
• Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
• Labor Opportunities Act of 1958
• Workforce Development Act of 1973