Civil Rights Movement Quiz

This was used by African Americans to help find adequate travel accommodations:

• The AAA Handbook

• Letter to the Editor

• The Green Book

• The Underground Railroad

What was the main goal of the Poor People's Campaign?

• Desegregation of schools

• Addressing inequality for all races

• Securing voting rights

• Promoting self defense

The Fair Housing Act addressed which issue?

• Segregated schools

• Discriminatory housing practices

• Police brutality

• Voting rights

Who was the first African American President of the US?

• Colin Powell

• Barack Obama

• Jesse Jackson

• Shirley Chisholm

Police used high-pressure water hoses and attack dogs against protestors during:

• The Freedom Rides

• The Birmingham Campaign

• The March on Washington

• The Montgomery Bus boycott

What phrase is used to describe the segregation and violence in the South?

• Jim Crow laws

• Civil disobedience

• Civil Rights Movement

• Summer of Hate

The Greensboro Sit-ins successfully led to:

• Desegregation of lunch counters

• Integration of public transportation

• Equal voting rights

• Desegregation of schools

What organization was Martin Luther King Jr closely affiliated with?

• SCLC

• Black Panther Party

• CORE

• SNCC

The main goal of the Black Panther Party was...

• Using nonviolent protests to bring attention to their causes

• Community organization and self defense

• Supporting political candidates

• Promoting racial integration

Malcolm X was a prominent leader in which organization?

• Black Panther Party

• Nation of Islam

• NAACP

• SNCC