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WorksheetsCivil Rights
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Brown v Board of Education was....
Supreme Court outlawed segregation on public transportation
Supreme Court outlawed segregation in schools
outlawed discrimination based on color, race, or religion in public places and businesses
encouraged Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act
What was the overall purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
to prohibit discrimination based on color, race, religion, or sex
to allow states to make their own laws regarding issues of discrimination
to make JFK and Lyndon B Johnson look good
to prevent more protest from Martin Luther King Jr.
The purpose of the March on Washington was...
to outlaw literacy test used to discriminate against blacks at polling places
to outlaw discrimination based on color, race, or religion in public places and businesses
to encourage Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 impact African Americans?
African Americans lost protections by the federal government.
African Americans gained protections by the federal government.
African Americans lost protections from the state governments.
African Americans gained protection by the local governments.
The main person associated with Brown v Board of Education is...
Lyndon B Johnson
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr
How did the March on Washington impact the Civil Rights Movement?
It ended discrimination across the South.
It influenced Congress to pass civil rights legislation.
It forced the federal government to take away citizen's rights to protest.
It led to a decline in civil rights participation.
Pick the correct answer to complete the sentence.
President ______________worked to pass the legislation after President ___________ was assassinated.
John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B Johnson
Thurgood Marshall, John F Kennedy
Lyndon B Johnson, John F Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr, Thurgood Marshall
How did Martin Luther King Jr. work to change people's minds about civil rights?
through violent protest
by working as a civil rights lawyer
by working as a member of Congress
through non-violent protests
Who is described below?
organized sit-ins in Nashville
part of the Freedom Riders
organized Freedom Ride to capital of Alabama
Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
Diane Nash
Lyndon B Johnson
Why did the Freedom Riders ride interstate buses?
to get to sit-in at lunch counters in Nashville
to determine if the new Civil Rights Act was being followed in Alabama
to determine if illegal segregation was still occurring on interstate buses
to get to protest that were located in Alabama
Who was trained at the Highlander Folk School in nonviolent protests?
Malcolm X
Emmett Till
Ruby Bridges
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
What was unique about the Highlander Folk School during the Civil Rights era?
White and black students learned to work against segregation together.
White and black students learned to work in support of the First Amendment separately.
White and black students learned to work in support of the First Amendment together.
White and black students learned to work against segregation separately.
Why are the Clinton 12 famous?
They were students who participated in the Montgomery bus boycott.
They were students who integrated the first public school in Tennessee.
They were the students who loved in Tent City in Fayette County.
They were students who refused to attend school until it was integrated.
What action did the Clinton Twelve take to try to stay safe?
They lived next to each other in Tent City.
They attended training workshops at the Highlander Folk School.
They walked to school together every day.
They only went places where there were other African Americans.
What was the original goal of he Highlander Folk School when it opened in the 1930s?
to train factory workers
to end racial segregation
to organize the war effort
to improve the lives of poor Southerners
Why were some African Americans evicted from their homes in Fayette County during the 1950s?
African Americans in the area voted in an election and local white people did not like it.
African Americans who were evicted did not pay their mortgage or rent.
African Americans who were evicted refused to buy food in local stores.
African Americans in the area organized a tent city and local white people did not like it.
Why did Tent City develop?
African Americans in Fayette County wanted to protest Jim Crow laws.
African Americans in Fayette County did not have enough money to find housing after being evicted from their homes.
African Americans in Fayette County wanted to end segregation in schools.
African Americans in Fayette County wanted to protest working conditions.
What was the outcome of Nashville sit-ins?
Nashville businesses protested the sit-ins by closing their doors.
Nashville businesses started serving African Americans at their lunch counters.
Nashville schools forced students to end sit-ins and return to school.
Nashville schools desegregated as a result of the sit-ins.
The Voting Rights Act...
Supreme Court outlawed segregation on public transportation
Supreme Coutrt outlawed segregation in public schools
encouraged Congress to pas Civil Rights Act
outlawed literacy test used to discriminate against blacks at the polling places
Who is mostly associated with Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act?
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Lyndon B Johnson
