The Civil Rights Movement: Key Events and Strategies

What was the main purpose of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963?

• To end racial segregation and discrimination

• To promote economic policies

• To support a political candidate

• To celebrate cultural diversity

Who were the original conceivers of the March on Washington?

• A. Phillip Randolph and Roy Wilkins

• Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer

• Stokely Carmichael and John Lewis

What was the primary goal of the Freedom Rides organized by CORE in 1961?

• To challenge segregation on interstate buses and terminals

• To promote voting rights for African Americans

• To desegregate public schools

• To organize labor strikes

Which event led to the formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?

• The sit-in movement in Greensboro, North Carolina

• The March on Washington

• The Freedom Rides

• The Selma to Montgomery marches

What significant legislative changes resulted from the Civil Rights Movement?

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The 19th Amendment

• The Social Security Act