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Freedom Riders and Sit Ins

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was 1957 a significant year in Civil Rights?

a)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Impact of the Little Rock Nine

c)

Emmet Till

d)

Brown Vs Topeka

2.

Who were the CORE

a)

Council of racial existence

b)

Co operation of race equality

c)

Congress of Racial Equality

d)

Council of Racial Experts

3.

Who was the original leader of the SNCC

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Ella Baker

4.

Where was the most significant sit in? (Woolworths)

a)

Kansas

b)

Alabama

c)

North Carolina

d)

Texas

5.

What happened to the freedom riders at Anniston?

a)

Celebrations

b)

Fire Bombing

c)

Public Support

d)

Press Suoport

6.

Who was James Meredith?

a)

A white activist

b)

A member of the MIA

c)

Martin Luther King´s son

d)

An African American political science student

7.

What made 1960s a significant time for student protests?

a)

growth of Counter culture

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Growth of the Civil Rights movement

d)

More students were allowed to protest

8.

What was the response to the sit-ins?

a)

´Jail not bail´

b)

´Rather dead than red´

c)

´Do not trust anyone over 30´

d)

´Drop acid not bombs´

9.

What was the ruling for the Plessy Vs Ferguson case?

a)

`Black vs White´

b)

´Separate but Equal´

c)

´Equal Education for all´

d)

´End desegregation´

10.

What methods were made famous by MLK?

a)

Direct Action

b)

Violent Protest

c)

Non-Direct Violent Action

d)

Petitions