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Civil Rights Movement

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the Supreme Court ruled that it is illegal

a)

To allow children to work

b)

To segregate schools

c)

To allow kids to protest at schools

2.

Court case that created "Seperate-but-equal" doctrine

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Sweatt v. Painter

c)

Mendez v. Kirby ISD

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

3.

Which Civil Rights leader also became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

W.E.B Du Bois

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Rosa Parks

4.

The main goal of the freedom riders was to

a)

pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses

b)

desegregate urban bus systems in the south

c)

encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda

d)

inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow Laws

5.

Which statement accurately describes the trend of African American voter registration in the map?

a)

The Voting Rights Act had little impact on voter registration in the South

b)

Fewer African Americans registered to vote

c)

Passage of the Voting Rights Act ended racial discrimination in the South

d)

Voter registration increased in the South

6.

Who was the main leader of the Civil Rights Movement

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Martin Luther King Jr

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Jackie Robinsons

7.

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1964

8.

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Thurgood Marshall

9.

More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally for jobs and freedom.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Freedom Riders

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

March on Washington