The Civil Rights Movement - Week 30 Assessment

Which organization ended segregation on buses?

• Alabama state legislature

• Montgomery, AL, city council

• United States Supreme Court

• Alabama Supreme Court

Which activity is not considered civil disobedience?

• protesting on a sidewalk

• refusing to pay poll taxes

• sitting in a row blocking traffic

• skipping school to protest pollution

Who boycotted buses in Montgomery, AL?

• students

• housewives

• business people

• African Americans

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is the oldest civil rights organization in the United States.

• True

• False

What were the Freedom Riders testing?

• the open housing law

• integration of public schools

• desegregation in bus terminals

• literacy tests at polling stations

Study the image of a segregated classroom. What effect did this policy have on education for those students?

(Choose all that apply)

• It improved the quality of education significantly.

• It had no effect on the quality of education.

• It led to a decline in the quality of education African Americans..

• It did not provide equal educational opportunities for African Americans.

A sit-in is a form of violent disobedience.

• True

• False

Who was attacked during a Freedom Ride in Rock Hill, SC?

(Choose all that apply)

• John Lewis

• Rosa Parks

• Albert Bigelow

• Modjeska Simkins

When was the Civil Rights Act passed?

• 1957

• 1960

• 1964

• 1968

Explain how citizenship schools increased civil participation.

• By providing education on civil rights and voting procedures

• By organizing community events and social gatherings

• By offering free legal services to citizens

• By promoting economic development and job creation