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WorksheetsS2 Civil Rights Movement
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 54mins
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
A political campaign
A personal struggle
A decade-long struggle to end legalised discrimination
People wanting more rights than others
What huge event shaped many American's views on race?
The Space Race
The Wars of Independence
The Native Americans
The Atlantic Slave Trade
Whose legal case drew attention to how unequal education was?
Oliver Grey
Michael Brown
Oliver Brown
Michael Grey
What was Oliver Brown's job?
A welder and a pastor
A cook
A politician
A lawyer
What was the name of Oliver's daughter?
Lucy
Jane
Katherine
Linda
Which was closer to Linda Brown's house?
The black School
The white school
What was the name of the policy that kept black and white pupils in different schools?
'Equal and unequal'
'Different but equal'
'Separate but equal'
'Separate and unequal'
Did black schools have similar facilities to white schools at that time?
Yes
No
What was the name of the legal case that was brought against the local educational service provider?
Brown Vs School
Brown Vs USA
Brown Vs Kansas
Brown Vs Board of Education
What was the name of a prominent lawyer who helped Brown and others to change the law?
Marcus Garvey
Thurgood Marshall
James Brown
Malcolm Little
What year did this court case happen?
1944
1954
1964
1974
At the end of the case, the court ruled that segregation in schools was ...
legal
correct
horrific
illegal
KKK stands for ...
Kentucky Kind Kreatures
Ku Klux Klan
Klux Ku Klan
Klan Ku Klux
The KKK believed in ...
white mastery
white empires
white supremacy
equality of the races
The KKK believed that white people were ____ than black people and should not be treated ____
worse, right
better, different
better, equally
worse, the same
The leader of the KKK was called ...
The Grand Old Duke of York
The Imperial Master
The Golden Snitch
The Imperial Wizard
Which of these were common activities of the KKK? (choose three)
Helping out the poor
burning down black churches
murdering black men
raping black women
Political meetings and debates
Why were the KKK rarely caught or charged?
They paid people off
They were very secretive
Their members were often police officers
They were experts in the law
What was a typical way the KKK tried to scare people?
Giving out leaflets
Burning crosses in front of their homes
Sending cards
Going on TV
Where in the USA is the picture from?
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
New York
Washington D.C.
Who would had to have given permission for something like this march to happen in Washington D.C.?
The Governor
The Principal
The Mayor
The President
Examine Source A
Who wrote this source?
The father of Malcolm X
The wife of Martin Luther King Junior
The sister of Rosa Parks
The mother of Emmett Till
Which city was the writer of Source A from?
New York
Montgomery
Boston
Chicago
L.A.
What had the writer of Source A thought previously about the racist problems in 'The South'
It wasn't their problem
It was a good thing
Try to fight it
Keep talking about it
After the horrible murder, what had the writer of Source A come to learn about the problems of racism in the US?
Still don't speak about it
What happens to one black person should be the business of all black Americans
Be violent to those who hurt you
Try to forget the past and move on with your life
What year was the murder of Emmett Till?
1955
1965
1975
1985
In which state did the murder of Emmett Till happen?
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Georgia
What advice had Emmett's mother given him before he left for Mississippi?
Be friendly and helpful to all
Have a fun time
Avoid white people
Stay out as late as you wish
What were THREE things that Emmett Till was accused of doing wrong?
Whistling at a white woman
Grabbing a white woman by the waist
Saying 'Bye Baby' to a white woman
Not paying for his groceries
Staying out too late at night
With whom was Emmett Till staying in Mississippi?
His brother
His uncle
His father
His cousin
Two men went out in the night and ___ Emmett from his uncle's home.
saved
walked
kidnapped
waved to
After the murder, how was Emmett Till able to be identified?
DNA
His clothes
His eye colour
His initialled ring
At the funeral, what did Mamie Till (Emmett's mother) insist on?
Prayers all day
A march through Mississippi
A speech
An open casket
What was the main impact of the open casket funeral?
People were shocked and moved to want change
Morbid curiosity
People forgot all about the event quickly
How old was Emmett Till when he was murdered?
12
14
16
18
What was the name of this fictional character?
John Crow
James Bird
Billy Bird
Jim Crow
What were Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that helped black Americans
Racist and segregating rules
White Supremacy
The Constitution of the USA
How were black Americans treated differently concerning housing?
Rent was higher
Banks gave them dangerous loans
They could not live in certain areas
How were black Americans treated differently concerning travel?
Most had cars and drove to work
Trains and buses were segregated
Black services ran slower
How were black Americans treated differently concerning education?
Black schools had much poorer facilities than white schools
There were specialist schools for black pupils
They weren't allowed to go to school at all
In which year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on the bus?
1945
1955
1965
1975
Where did this refusal happen?
Washington D.C.
Harlem, New York
Montgomery, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
What happened to Rosa after she refused to move?
She was sent to prison
She was arrested and fined
She was banned on the buses
She had to drive to work
Immediately inspired by Rosa’s story, what did people in Montgomery start to do?
Attack the buses
Boycott the buses
Use the buses more than before
March in the streets
Approximately how many bus users stopped using the buses?
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
What percentage of bus users in Montgomery were African-American?
20%
50%
70%
95%
What were TWO ways that protesters were still able to get to work?
Walking
Private coach
Carpooling
Train
Who visited Montgomery to record the protests and its leaders?
The president
Reporters and journalists
Malcolm X
The KKK
In 1956, a court ruled that segregation on buses went against ...
The U.S. Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta
The British Constitution
Who else became very famous after the Montgomery bus boycotts?
JFK
Malcolm X
Emmett Till
Martin Luther King Junior
Where in Alabama had their been peaceful protests that the police had attacked?
Birmingham
Manchester
Leeds
Everton
Which of these THREE were ways that the police tried to make the peaceful protesters leave?
Sprayed gas on them
Used fire hoses
Sent dogs to attack them
Spoke to them calmly
Debated with them in court
When people saw the police brutality in Birmingham on the TV, many felt ___ for the protestors.
Happy
Confused
Unfazed
Sympathy
What type of publicity did the protests in Birmingham bring to the Civil Rights Movement?
Positive
Negative
What type of publicity did the protests in Birmingham bring to the police in that state?
Positive
Negative
What year was the March on Washington?
1953
1963
1973
1983
Who had to approve the March on Washington?
President Nixon
President Kennedy
President Carter
President Truman
How many people attended the March on Washington?
200,000
100,000
150,000
250,000
Examine Source B.
Where was the dream of Martin Luther King Junior ‘rooted’?
In the history of the nation
In all free and caring people
In the American dream
In the future
Examine Source B.
What is the ‘creed’ of the US nation?
USA is number One
That all men are created equal
That racism is everywhere
That all is lost
Examine Source B.
Which state is named as ‘sweltering with the heat of injustice’?
Alabama
Arkansas
Texas
Mississippi
Examine Source B.
Who does Martin Luther King Junior wish to come and sit together? Choose TWO.
The sons of former slaves
The white settlers
The sons of former slave owners
The good people of the world
In which state was Little Rock Central High School?
Mississippi
Arkansas
Alabama
New York
True or False: Legally, schools were (by the time of Little Rock) desegregated.
True
False
How many black students enrolled at Little Rock?
9
16
19
4
Who was used to stop the black pupils from going to the school?
The teachers
The FBI
The National Guard
The US Army
Who sent the National Guard to stop the black pupils from going to Little Rock?
The president
The Governor
The Headmaster
The white pupils
Who went with the pupils to try to help them to enter the school?
Their ministers
Their parents
Their friends
Their teachers
How did the pupils eventually manage to get into the school?
With violence
With threats
Through the back door
By asking politely
What were THREE types of abuse that black pupils had to face?
Being spat at
Verbal abuse
Being followed
Being branded
Being killed
Who ordered the US Army to go into Little Rock and protect the black pupils there?
The Governor
The Headmaster
The NAACP
The president
Examine Source C.
How did the National Guard treat Elizabeth Eckford?
They helped her
They raised a bayonet at her
They shot at her
The called her names
Examine Source C.
What did the crowd want to do to Elizabeth?
To make her feel welcome
To lynch her
To follow her closely
To help her settle in
Examine Source C.
How did Elizabeth respond to being surrounded by the hostile crowd?
She tried to run
She looked for a friendly face
She started to fight back
She tried to argue with the racists
Examine Source C.
How did the old woman treat Elizabeth?
She helped her
She encouraged her
She cheered for her
She spat at her
Examine Source C.
How did the old woman treat Elizabeth?
She helped her
She encouraged her
She cheered for her
She spat at her
Where was Malcolm X from?
Alabama
Arkansas
Nebraska
Mississippi
What was Malcolm’s ‘slave name’?
King
Parks
Little
Jones
What happened to Malcolm’s father?
He moved away from the family
He died of natural causes
He was killed by black nationalists
He was killed by local racists
Where did Malcolm make his living as a small-time criminal?
New York and Boston
Washington D.C.
Alabama
Harlem
For what crime did Malcolm go to prison?
Drug dealing
Drug using
Burglary
Extortion
What TWO things did Malcolm do while in prison?
Join the NAACP
Join the Nation of Islam
Educate himself
Meet friends
To which religion did Malcolm convert?
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Where in New York did Malcolm assist a man who had been attacked by the police?
The Bronx
Manhattan
Harlem
Staten Island
How was Malcolm X different to Martin Luther King Junior? Choose TWO.
Malcolm wanted peace
Malcolm wanted integration
Malcolm X was prepared to use violence
Malcolm wanted segregation of the races
