Civil Rights Movement Key Events

When is the Civil Rights Movement generally considered to have officially begun?

• 1968

• 1954

• 1945

• 1970

What was a key characteristic of non-violent direct action during the Civil Rights Movement?

• Avoiding all forms of confrontation

• Relying solely on legal battles

• Putting oneself in harm's way

• Singing songs and picking flowers

Who recruited the ten high school students to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas?

• Elizabeth Eckford

• Minnijean Brown

• Daisy Gatson Bates

• Governor Orval Faubus

What action did Governor Orval Faubus take on the first day of school to prevent the integration of Little Rock Central High School?

• He personally escorted the Black students into the school

• He called in the National Guard to block the students

• He closed the school for the entire year

• He organized a peaceful protest against integration

What event marked the beginning of the Greensboro sit-ins in 1960?

• A group of students from North Carolina A&T requested service at a segregated lunch counter.

• Civil rights leaders organized a large march to protest segregation.

• A federal court ordered the desegregation of all public facilities in Greensboro.

• Local activists held a rally outside the Woolworth's store.

What was a significant outcome of the initial sit-in protests in Greensboro?

• The immediate passage of new federal anti-segregation laws.

• A nationwide movement of similar sit-in protests erupted across many cities and states.

• All segregated lunch counters in the South were instantly integrated.

• The formation of a new political party focused on civil rights.

Which civil rights leader recognized the potential of student activism and helped establish the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?

• James Farmer

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Ella Baker

• Joseph McNeill

What was the main goal and eventual outcome of the Freedom Rides regarding segregation in interstate travel?

• To create new laws banning segregation in all public places.

• To encourage the Interstate Commerce Commission to enforce existing bans on segregation in interstate transit terminals.

• To establish separate but equal facilities for all travelers.

• To protest the lack of bus routes in certain Southern states.