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Civil Rights

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did President Johnson sign in 1964 that outlaws discrimination in our country.

a)

The Declaration Independence

b)

The Civil Rights Act

c)

Brown V. Board of Education

2.

Who was the first black Supreme Court justice?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Thurgood Marshall

3.

She was the mother of the Civil Rights Movement.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Michelle Obama

4.

He was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist.

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Malcom X

c)

Medgar Evers

5.

In North Carolina four black students staged a ________ at a lunch counter.

a)

"riot"

b)

"sit in"

c)

"play"

6.

Where was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?

a)

Memphis, Tennessee

b)

Racine, Wisconsin

c)

Washington, DC

7.

He was the first black student to enroll in the University of Mississippi on October 1, 1962.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Barack Obama

c)

James Meredith

8.

This law made it easier for southern blacks to vote.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 2019

b)

Th Voting Rights Act of 1965

c)

Voting Rights Act of 1776

9.

Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. give his "I Have a Dream" speech?

a)

The Lincoln Memorial

b)

The Statue of Liberty

c)

The White House

10.

Over 200,000 people attended this and heard the "I Have a Dream Speech".

a)

Bloody Sunday

b)

The World's Fair

c)

The March on Washington

11.

Who is the young boy who was murdered for whistling at a white woman in Mississippi?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Emmet Till

c)

Trevon Martin

12.

What is the name of the school that Ruby Bridges integrated in 1960?

a)

Julian Thomas Elementary

b)

William Frantz Elementary

c)

Wadewitz Elementary

13.

What is the name of the Supreme Court case that decided that prohibiting interracial marriages was unconstitutional?

a)

Loving v. Virginia

b)

Dred Scott Case

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

14.

On Feb. 1, 1960 four black students in North Carolina began one of these at a lunch counter.

a)

Boycott

b)

March

c)

Sit-in

15.

He won the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1964.

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Barack Obama

16.

Name the first African American child to integrate a school in Louisiana.

a)

Malia Obama

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Emmett Till

17.

What did Brown v. Board of Education decide for our country?

a)

Segregation in public schools is legal.

b)

Segregation in public schools is illegal.

c)

Segregation in public school is up to the school.

18.

Name the group of students who took bus trips through the south to test out new integration laws.

a)

The Young Travelers

b)

The Black Panthers

c)

The Freedom Riders

19.

Who was the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi in 1962?

a)

James Meredith

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

20.

In 1965 police used tear gas and beat marchers in Selma, Alabama. What was it called?

a)

March on Washington

b)

Bloody Sunday

c)

911

21.

What was the name of high school students that integrated Central High School?

a)

The Little Rock Nine

b)

The Big Three

c)

The Black Panthers

22.

What was the name of the political party that protected African American neighborhoods from acts of police brutality in the 1960's?

a)

The Black Republicans

b)

The Black Democrats

c)

The Black Panthers