Civil Rights Movement 1950s

Which Civil Rights leaders also became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• W.E.B. Du Bois
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Thurgood Marshall
• Rosa Parks

Which African American can be credited for the integration of professional sports?

• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Rosa Parks
• Thurgood Marshall
• Jackie Robinson

This quotation illustrates the action of the Supreme Court to--

• uphold the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
• overrule the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
• create job training for unemployed African Americans
• provide for educational funding for African Americans

What was the significance of sending federal troops to protect African America students in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?

• It led to a federal takeover of many Southern public schools
• It strengthened control of education by state governments
• It was the first time martial law had been declared in the United States
• It showed that the government would enforce court decisions on integration

In the late 1800s, the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson —

• established a legal remedy for victims of discrimination
• created a legal justification for segregation laws
• affirmed the legality of federal regulation of state elections
• recognized public protests as a legal form of civil disobedience

Who was most instrumental in the event described in this headline?

• Rosa Parks
• Ella Baker
• Thurgood Marshall
• Medgar Evers

How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights movement?

• It changed the way police arrested public protesters.
• It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.
• It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states.
• It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states.

During Reconstruction the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified. Which issue did these amendments address?

• Rights for women
• Readmission of states to the Union
• Rights for former slaves
• Presidential impeachment proceedings

Which conclusion about the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s is most valid?

• The movement failed to inspire other groups
• Civil disobedience successfully brought about legislative changes
• All races had a common goal but different ways for achieving them
• The movement began violently but ended with peaceful demonstrations

When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man on a segregated bus in 1955 what was the reaction of African Americans?

• people protested to end segregation in schools
• Montgomery Bus Boycott
• the start of the Chicano Mural Movement
• the NAACP got involved