Student Civil Rights Activism Crash Course

What year is considered to mark the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement

• 1950

• 1954

• 1960

• 1968

Who was the mastermind behind the Little Rock Nine?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• Daisy Gatson Bates

• Ella Baker

Which group was formed as a result of the Greensboro Sit-ins

• NAACP

• CORE

• SCLC

• SNCC

What was the primary goal of the Freedom Riders

• To create new law

• To raise money for the civil rights movement

• To enforce existing desegregation laws

• To gather signatures for a petition

What role did young activists play in the Civil Rights movement

• They were essential for driving change

• They were not involved at all

• They had minimal impact

• They only followed orders from older leaders