The Civil Rights Movement

What event marked the momentum of the Civil Rights Movement in 1955?

• The Little Rock Nine attending school

• Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the bus

• The signing of the Civil Rights Act

• The March on Washington

Who organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Rosa Parks

• President Johnson

• Ruby Bridges

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?

• 195 days

• 365 days

• 100 days

• 381 days

What was the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education about?

• Voting rights

• Employment discrimination

• Bus segregation

• School segregation

Who were the Little Rock Nine?

• Leaders of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

• African American students attending an integrated school

• Speakers at the March on Washington

• Activists who wrote articles on civil rights

What significant action did Ruby Bridges take?

• She integrated an all-white school

• She led a protest march

• She gave a speech at the Lincoln Memorial

• She organized a bus boycott

When was the March on Washington held?

• July 4, 1964

• August 28, 1963

• June 19, 1965

• September 15, 1963

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 aim to end?

• Literacy tests for voting

• Segregation in public places

• The use of poll taxes

• Discrimination in employment

What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• To protect workers from unfair wages

• To integrate schools

• To eliminate poll taxes and literacy tests

• To allow women to vote

Who signed the Civil Rights Act into law?

• President Johnson

• President Eisenhower

• President Kennedy

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.