Civil Rights Movement 1945-63

Which one of the following is NOT a civil rights group

• NAACP

• CORE

• SCCL

• SCLC

What year did Brown vs Board of Education take place in the Supreme Court?

• 1955

• 1954

• 1956

• 1958

What was the name of the Supreme Court case in 1896 that meant that African Americans in the south were 'separate but equal?'

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Sweatt v Painter

• Morgan v Ferguson

• McLaurin v Oklahoma State

Which president passed an executive order to end segregation in the army?

• Kennedy

• Eisenhower

• Truman

• Roosevelt

What date did the March on Washington take place?

• 1963

• 1960

• 1961

• 1962

What was the name of the Governor of Alabama who won his election because of his segregationist views

• Bull Connor

• George Wallace

• Chief Pritchett

• Hubert Humphrey

Which of the following two are types of protest

• Freedom walks

• Freedom Rides

• Sit outs

• Sit ins

Which president passed the Civil Rights Act which addressed voting rights?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Harry S. Truman
• John F. Kennedy
• Richard Nixon

Why was WWII a turning point for African Americans?

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