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Review SS8H11b

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What event is being described: 250,000 protesters came; Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream Speech"; Led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

a)

Albany Movement

b)

March on Washington

c)

March from Selma to Montgomery

d)

Atlanta Race Riot

2.

- chairperson of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

-participated in sit-ins and freedom rides

- became a U.S. Representative (Congressman)

-Was beat up in Selma Alabama, known as Bloody Sunday

Who does the list describe?

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Ivan Allen Jr.

c)

Lester Maddox

d)

John Lewis

3.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was created in 1957 in Montgomery, Alabama in reaction to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and led by

a)

John Lewis

b)

Herman Talmadge

c)

Martin Luther King , Jr.

d)

Andrew Young

4.

The Civil Rights organization made up of college and high school students that we known for their non-violent sit-ins, freedom rides, and desegregating lunch counters/restaurants.

a)

Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

b)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

c)

The Black Panthers

d)

The Brotherhood of Non-violence

5.

The Civil Rights organization that was made up mainly of religious leaders and older adults, was known for nonviolent protests, and its leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

a)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

b)

Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee

c)

The Nation of Islam

d)

The Rainbow Coalition

6.

What event took place in southern Georgia from 1961 to 1962 with the goal of ending all types of segregation in the city? Many protesters were arrested, and It did not look successful at first.

a)

Civil Rights Movement

b)

Greensboro sit-ins

c)

Albany Movement

d)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

7.
Did all states immediately integrate schools after the Brown v. Board of  Education decision?
a)
Yes
b)
NO
8.

What was the Civil Rights Movement

a)

Civil lawyers voted to move the courts to cities

b)

African Americans fought against racial discrimination and segregation

c)

Whites fought to preserve segregation

d)

Hispanics voters fought for the right to vote

9.
Which term means keeping blacks and whites apart in public places/
a)
integration
b)
segregation
c)
desegregation
10.

Who won the Noble Peace Prize?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

John Lewis

c)

Herman Talmage

d)

John Sibley