Exploring the Civil Rights Movement

What was the Supreme Court's decision in Brown vs. Board of Education?

• Segregation in schools is acceptable

• Schools must desegregate based on income

• Separate but equal schools are constitutional

• Segregated schools are inherently unequal and unconstitutional

Who refused to give up her seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Maya Angelou

• Coretta Scott King

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

What was the outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Bus fares were reduced

• The boycott had no impact

• Buses were desegregated

• Buses remained segregated

Which method of protest was triggered by the Greensboro sit-in?

• Hunger strikes

• Sit-ins

• Boycotts

• Marches

Who led the March on Washington?

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

What was the main message of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech?

• The need for educational reform

• The importance of voting rights

• Judgment based on character, not skin color

• Economic equality

When was the Civil Rights Act signed into law?

• July 2, 1964

• August 28, 1963

• June 21, 1964

• December 1, 1955

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 achieve?

• Ended racial segregation in all public places

• Granted women the right to vote

• Established the National Park Service

• Created the Peace Corps

Who were the three civil rights workers murdered in Mississippi in 1964?

• James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner

• Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Rosa Parks

• John Lewis, Medgar Evers, and Huey Newton

• Thurgood Marshall, Clarence Thomas, and Earl Warren

What impact did the civil rights movement have on other minority groups?

• Decreased public awareness

• Led to the establishment of rights advocacy groups

• Increased segregation

• No significant impact