Civil Rights Movement Quiz

What was the Supreme Court ruling that banned segregation of schools?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Jim Crow Laws

• Miranda v Arizona

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

What were the Jim Crow Laws?

• Laws that supported segregation and injustice against black Americans

• Laws that protected the rights of African Americans

• Laws that ended segregation in the military

• Laws that outlawed poll taxes

Who sent troops to Arkansas to protect the rights of African American students being denied the right to attend school?

• President Eisenhower

• President Kennedy

• President Truman

• President Johnson

Who was the Civil Rights leader that encouraged non-violent protest and Civil Disobedience?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Stokely Carmichael

• Cesar Chavez

Who broke the color barrier in major league baseball?

• Jackie Robinson

• Thurgood Marshall

• Cesar Chavez

• Stokely Carmichael

Which organization fights for the legal rights of African Americans?

• NAACP

• CORE

• Black Panthers

• FBI

Who was the NAACP lawyer who later became the 1st African American Supreme Court Judge?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Earl Warren

• John F Kennedy

• Betty Friedan

Who became a strong supporter of Civil Rights as president and sent an adviser to support the Freedom Riders?

• President John F Kennedy

• President Harry Truman

• President Eisenhower

• President Johnson

What is a method of protest in which people refuse to buy a good?

• Boycott

• Strike

• Sit-in

• March

What is a method of protest in which people refuse to work?

• Strike

• Boycott

• Sit-in

• March