Civil Rights Teacher Note Quiz

What was the main focus of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?

• Ending segregation through nonviolent protest

• Promoting violent resistance

• Supporting segregation

• Economic development only

Who two key leaders in the Civil Rights Movement known for their commitment to nonviolent protest?

• John Lewis

• Lester Maddox

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Richard Russell

The March on Washington in 1963 helped push Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of ___.

Which organization was led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and supported by Southern religious leaders?

• SNCC

• NAACP

• SCLC

• CORE

John Lewis was a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, also known as ___.

What was the outcome of the Albany Movement?

• Successful desegregation

• National sympathy and support

• Over 500 arrests and no significant change

• Immediate change in segregation laws

Lester Maddox was known for his defiance of the Civil Rights Act of ___.

Place the important fact with the person or event!

Groups:

(a) Martin Luther King Jr.

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(b) John Lewis

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(c) Lester Maddox

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(d) March on Washington

• Led the Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

• Hired more African-Americans to government that any previous governor of Georgia.

• Helped push for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Last Governor who wanted segregation in Georgia

• Elected to the U.S. Congress

• Helped organize sit-ins and freedom riders

• Attacked by State Troopers in Selma Alabama

• Owned the Pickrick Cafeteria

• Used axe handles to removed Black customers

• Led high school and college students in onviolent protests to end segregation

• Helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The famous "I have Dream" speech was delivered here

• Won the Nobel Peace Prize

• Founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• 250,000 people attended