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WorksheetsCivil Rights Movement
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 44mins
What is one way that Thurgood Marshall contributed to the Civil Rights movement?
He won the court case Brown v. Board of Education which led to the desegregation of public schools.
He introduced the Civil Rights Act of 1965 which increased equality in the American workplace.
He pressured the Supreme Court to pass a voting rights bill that made poll taxes and literacy tests illegal.
He overturned the court case Dred Scott v. Sandford which led to the end of slavery in the United States.
The policy of "separate but equal" was used to
increase the number of political parties.
justify the practice of legal racial segregation.
prevent the passage of unfair laws.
halt the creation of independent school districts.
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw?
denying the right to vote based on race or color
denying the right to vote based on gender
allowing people to vote multiple times
allowing people under the age of 21 to vote
Jim Crow
What were the laws designed to keep white people and black people apart called?
Segregation Laws
Jim Crow Laws
Seperation Laws
Separate but Equal Laws
Which of the following were examples of places that were segregated during the Civil Rights Movement?
Busses
Restrooms/Water Fountains
Houses
All of the above
Lunch counters became desegregated because of this non-violent protest
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Nashville Sit-ins
Highlander Folk School
Clinton 12
Students who integrated the first public school in TN
Non-violent Protests
Highlander Folk School
Clinton 12
Nashville Sit-ins
Developed because African Americans in Fayette County did not have enough money to find housing after being evicted from their homes.
March on Washington
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Non-violent Protests
Tent City
Unique because black and white students learned to work against segregation together
Highlander Folk School
Clinton 12
Brown vs. Board of education
March on Washington
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.
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
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.
