Civil Rights Movement Key Figures

The video covers key figures in the Civil Rights Movement, including Thurgood Marshall, Viola Liuzzo, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ernest Green, Rosa Parks, Stokely Carmichael, Diane Nash, and John Lewis. It highlights their contributions, sacrifices, and the impact they had on advancing civil rights in America. The video also discusses significant events like the Brown v. Board of Education case, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the March on Washington.

What was Thurgood Marshall's most notable achievement in the Civil Rights Movement?

• Leading the Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Founding the NAACP

• Becoming the first African-American Supreme Court Justice

• Organizing the March on Washington

Why was Viola Liuzzo killed during the Civil Rights Movement?

• She was a prominent lawyer

• She led a protest march

• She gave a ride to a black man

• She was a journalist covering the movement

What was Fannie Lou Hamer's contribution to the Civil Rights Movement?

• She helped over 63,000 African-Americans to vote

• She was the first black student to graduate from an all-white school

• She organized the Freedom Rides

• She was a Supreme Court Justice

What made Ernest Green's graduation significant?

• He was the first to graduate from a segregated school

• He graduated with honors

• He was the youngest graduate in his class

• He was the first black student to graduate from an all-white school

What action is Rosa Parks best known for?

• Being the first black student at an all-white school

• Organizing the Freedom Rides

• Refusing to give up her bus seat

• Leading the March on Washington

What was Stokely Carmichael's role in the Civil Rights Movement?

• He was a Supreme Court Justice

• He was a motivational speaker for African-Americans

• He was the first black student to graduate from an all-white school

• He organized the March on Washington

What was Diane Nash's significant act of protest?

• Participating in the Rock Hill sit-in

• Being the first black student at an all-white school

• Organizing the March on Washington

• Leading the Montgomery Bus Boycott

What was John Lewis's role during the March on Washington?

• He was a security officer

• He was a keynote speaker

• He organized the event

• He was a journalist covering the event

What was the outcome of the Brown vs. Board of Education case?

• It upheld school segregation

• It declared school segregation unconstitutional

• It was overturned by a later case

• It had no impact on segregation

What was John Lewis's involvement in the Selma to Montgomery march?

• He was a journalist covering the event

• He led the march

• He was a bystander

• He was a state trooper