Civil Rights Movement: the Beginning

What was the goal for the poeple who supported the civil rights movement?

• The goal was for women to gain equal rights under the law in the United States.
• The goal was for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States.
• The goal was to pass as many amendments as possible that would protect women's and children's rights.
• The goal was for White Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States.

How did Jim Crow laws negatively impact the citizens of the United States?

• It kept blacks and whites separate but equal.
• It kept women from voting.
• The African Americans were given equal rights.
• African Americans were discriminated against.

Choose the places that were segregated during this time. Pick ALL that apply.

• theaters
• schools
• restaurants
• train stations
• parks

What were the effects of the Jim Crow laws on African-Americans? Check all that apply.

• They felt safe and secure.
• They had difficulty getting jobs that paid well.
• They were pleased that the facilities were "separate but equal".
• They couldn't get basic goods and services at affordable prices.

Why did Mr. Brown bring a lawsuit against the Topeka, Kansas Board of Education?

• He was discriminated against in the workplace.
• He was upset that his child had to walk over a mile away to get to the black school when the school for whites was much closer.
• He felt that his child needed better supplies at the black school.
• He wanted to be a teacher, yet he was not allowed to be due to his skin color.

Who was Mr. Brown's lawyer in Brown vs. Board of Education?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Mr. Bown represented himself.
• Thurgood Marshall
• Rosa Parks

What was the most important outcome of Brown vs. Board of Education?

• Linda Brown was allowed to attend the white school.
• Schools remained segregated.
• Mr. Brown decided to homeschool Linda.
• The segregation of schools ended.

What is the difference between segregation and integration?

• Segregation is the bringing together of people of different races. Integration is the forced separation of people of various races together.
• Segregation is the forced separation of people of different races. Integration is the act of bringing people of various races together.
• Segregation is the forced separation of people due to their social class. Integration is the act of bringing together people of vaious social classes. ** social classes mean upper, middle, and lower class
• Segregation is the forced separation of people due to their gender. Integration is the act of bringing together people of differnt genders.

Marshall Thurgood was the first ...

• black Supreme Court Justice.
• black judge in Alabama.
• black lawyer to win a case.
• black lawyer to run for govenor.

How did Rosa parks become the "face " of the civil rights movement?

• She was an outspoken activist who fought for the rights of both white and black people.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. asked her to be the "face" of it.
• The MIA members votred her to be the "face" of it.
• She refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger because she was "tired of giving in".