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WorksheetsCivil Rights Movement
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
These people believed in a more peaceful, nonviolent approach for civil rights EXCEPT
a)
Gandhi
b)
Benjamin Mays
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
2.
Which of the following leaders had a more aggressive approach to the Civil Rights movement - "any means necessary"?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
John Lewis
c)
Benjamin E. Mays
d)
Malcolm X
3.
White supremacists of the South supported _______ of public schools
a)
desegregation
b)
segregation
c)
integration
d)
litigation
4.
Who inspired MLK Jr. to lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
John Lewis
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Mother Jones
d)
Lester Maddox
5.
The ultimate goal of the Civil Rights movement was...
a)
Equal rights for immigrants and Native Americans
b)
To promote prejudice among all races
c)
end social, political, and economic injustice
d)
Give women better working conditions
6.
Which of the following people refused to open his restaurant doors to blacks and desegregate his business?
a)
Benjamin E. Mays
b)
Eugene Talmadge
c)
Lester Maddox
d)
Maynard Jackson
7.
Who was the first black man to be elected mayor of Atlanta in 1973?
a)
Andrew Young
b)
John Lewis
c)
MLK Jr.
d)
Maynard Jackson
8.
Who were the first two black students to be admitted into UGA during the spring semester of 1961?
a)
Maddox and Holmes
b)
Hunter & King
c)
Hunter & Holmes
d)
Jackson & Hunter
9.
Who was a mentor to MLK Jr. AND president of Morehouse College?
a)
Gandhi
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Eugene Talmadge
d)
Benjamin E. Mays
10.
This group was founded by MLK Jr. to bring all black churches together in peaceful resistance and push for equal rights
a)
SNCC
b)
SCLC
c)
SCUY
d)
SCBC
11.
Who eventually won after a re-election in the 1946 Governor's controversy?
a)
Ellis Arnall
b)
Eugene Talmadge
c)
Herman Talmadge
d)
Maynard Jackson
12.
The purpose of the Sibley commission was...
a)
To promote the 1956 GA state flag
b)
To spread awareness of SNCC
c)
Protect the 14th amendment for all Americans
d)
To end all segregation in GA public schools
13.
These people would be supported by white supremacists and segregationists
a)
Lester Maddox and MLK Jr.
b)
Lester Maddox and Herman Talmadge
c)
John Lewis and Andrew Young
d)
Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson
14.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964...
a)
promoted segregation in public schools
b)
continue enforcing Jim Crow laws across the country
c)
protected the rights of African-Americans
d)
allowed states to deny funding to schools that practiced desegregation
15.
This group was founded by students and young people to promote non-violent methods to end inequality (sit-ins, freedom rides)
a)
SNCC
b)
SCLC
c)
SCUY
d)
NAACP
16.
What was the outcome of the Albany movement in 1961?
a)
Many white supremacists killed hundreds of freedom riders
b)
All of the public schools in Southwest GA were integrated
c)
Many protesters were arrested - lessons learned, however.
d)
Albany became the capital of Georgia
17.
Which Civil rights activists was the elected to US congress and ambassador to the United Nations?
a)
Maynard Jackson
b)
William Hartsfield
c)
Andrew Young
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
18.
Which African-American mayor helped to expand Atlanta's airport? (Now named in his honor)
a)
Ivan Allen Jr.
b)
Andrew Young
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Maynard Jackson
19.
Why did the GA legislators push for the Confederate flag to be placed on 1956 state flag?
a)
To promote integration in schools
b)
To strengthen relationships between blacks and whites
c)
To honor GA's history
d)
Many believe it was to protest the Brown v. BOE decision
20.
Restaurant sit-ins and freedom rides throughout the south are examples of actions made by...
a)
SCLC
b)
Maynard Jackson's group of friends
c)
SNCC
d)
SCUY
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