The Civil Rights Movement

1. Why was the Brown v. Board of Education case important?

• It said that universities should teach courses on African-American history.
• It said that people of any gender deserved an equal education.
• It said that it was illegal to segregate public schools.

3. _____ was a first grader who was one of the first children to desegregate New Orleans public schools.

• Ruby Bridges
• Rosa Parks
• Linda Brown

4. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in _____ forms of protest.

• actionable
• involved
• nonviolent
• riotous

5. What forms of protest did civil rights activists use? (Choose more than one answer.)

• bus boycotts
• freedom rides
• marches
• sit-ins

6. Whose actions sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Rosa Parks
• Ruby Bridges
• Thurgood Marshall

7. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?

• One day
• Over a week
• Over a month
• Over a year

8. What was one of the most famous phrases that Martin Luther King Jr. said in one of his speeches?

• "Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
• "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
• "Four score and seven years ago..."
• "I have a dream ..."

9. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on which factors? (Choose more than one answer.)

• age
• gender
• height
• national background
• race

10. What TWO things were outlawed with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to help make voting more accessible to all citizens?

• entrance fees
• literacy tests
• medical exams
• poll taxes