Civil Rights

The Supreme Court decision on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka essentially reversed which of the following earlier Court decisions?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Roe v. Wade

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

In the early 1960s, Malcolm X challenged the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Civil Rights movement by arguing that

• nonviolent protest could succeed only when African American and White activists cooperated

• African Americans must defend themselves against racism by using violence if necessary

• court litigation was a more effective strategy to gain civil rights than were sit-ins or mass protest rallies

• African Americans should develop economic and cultural ties with African nations

African American pressure prompted President Harry Truman to advance civil rights by

• signing the Voting Rights Act

• agreeing to outlaw the newly formed States’ Rights Party

• issuing Executive Order 9981 desegregating the armed forces

• proposing a constitutional amendment banning Jim Crow laws

Thurgood Marshall became _______.

• a president of the United States.

• a principal in a school who fought racism.

• the first African American on the Supreme Court.

• one of the authors of the constitution.

In what city was Rosa Parks involved in a bus boycott?

• Birmingham

• Selma

• Montgomery

• Atlanta

What court case declared separate but equal unconstitutional?

• Brown vs. Board of Finance

• Bridges vs. Board of Education

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Bryd vs. Board of Education

It prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, gender, and national origin and gave the government the power to enforce the bill 

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act

• Economic Opportunity Act 

• Immigration Act of 1965

Which landmark legislation outlawed racial discrimination in public places in the United States?

• A) Civil Rights Act of 1964

• B) Voting Rights Act of 1965

• C) Fair Housing Act of 1968

• D) Equal Pay Act of 1963

Who was the first African American woman to refuse to give up her seat on a bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• A) Rosa Parks

• B) Harriet Tubman

• C) Sojourner Truth

• D) Coretta Scott King

What was the main goal of the Freedom Riders during the Civil Rights Movement?

• A) To desegregate public buses

• B) To promote voting rights

• C) To end school segregation

• D) To support economic equality