Civil Rights Movement Quiz

What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared segregation in schools unconstitutional?

• Civil Rights Act

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Voting Rights Act

Who was an influential leader in the Civil Rights Movement who gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech?

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

• Harriet Tubman

• Martin Luther King Jr.

What organization was formed to promote civil rights for African Americans and played a key role in the movement?

• Ku Klux Klan

• Black Panthers

• NAACP

• PETA

Which event in 1963 saw peaceful protestors being violently confronted with police dogs and water hoses in Alabama?

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Selma to Montgomery March

• Birmingham Campaign

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 aimed to end discrimination based on which characteristic?

• Gender

• Race

• Religion

• Nationality

Who was the first Black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi in 1962, leading to a federal intervention?

• Medgar Evers

• James Meredith

• Ruby Bridges

• Thurgood Marshall

What was the term used for the laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States?

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 aimed to overcome legal barriers preventing African Americans from exercising their right to do what?

• Serve in the military

• Attend integrated schools

• Vote

• Own property

Which activist famously refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

• Coretta Scott King

• Angela Davis

• Fannie Lou Hamer

• Rosa Parks

Who was the leader of the Nation of Islam and advocated for Black empowerment through separatism and self-defense?

• Stokely Carmichael

• Elijah Muhammad

• Jesse Jackson

• John Lewis