Civil Rights Questions from Heimler Video 2024

What landmark Supreme Court case in the 1950s ruled that school segregation by race was unconstitutional?

• Roe vs. Wade

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Marbury vs. Madison

• Brown vs. the Board of Education

Which event marked the beginning of Martin Luther King Jr.'s rise to prominence?

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• March on Washington

• Birmingham Campaign

• Selma March

What was the primary method of protest advocated by Martin Luther King Jr.?

• Legislative lobbying

• Judicial appeals

• Armed resistance

• Non-violent civil disobedience

Which act in 1964 made discrimination based on race, religion, or sex illegal?

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Fair Housing Act

• Equal Pay Act

What sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• A violent incident on a bus

• The assassination of a civil rights leader

• A speech by Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat

Which group was known for advocating a more militant approach to civil rights?

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• Congress of Racial Equality

• Black Panthers

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

• Introduced voter ID laws

• Prohibited racial discrimination in voting

• Allowed women to vote

• Lowered the voting age to 18

Which Supreme Court case in 1967 struck down state laws making interracial marriage illegal?

• Loving vs. Virginia

• United States vs. Windsor

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Obergefell vs. Hodges

What significant event did Martin Luther King Jr. lead in 1963?

• Freedom Rides

• Birmingham Campaign

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• March on Washington

Who was a key figure advocating for a separatist approach to civil rights, distinct from Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision?

• Booker T. Washington

• Malcolm X

• Frederick Douglass

• W.E.B. Du Bois