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Civil Rights Movement 1960s

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She was the first black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.

a)

Ruby Bridges

b)

Linda Brown

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Minnijean Brown

2.

What event challenged the federal government to enforce the Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Sit-in
Boycotts
Freedom Rides
March on Washington
3.
An organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement.
a)
affirmative action
b)
de facto segregation
c)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 
d)
National Organization for Women 
4.

The main goal of the freedom riders (Congress of Racial Equality) was to-

a)
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
b)
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
c)
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
d)
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
5.

In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke of his dream that the United States would reach a time "... when all God's children, black men and white neb,... will be able to join hands..." This speech expressed his desire to--

a)

unite all churches into one religious faith

b)

establish religious freedom for Americans

c)

replace racial segregation with an integrated society

d)

create a separate nation for African Americans within the United States.

6.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed by (a)  

Choose from the below words
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald Ford
7.
Literacy tests & poll taxes were used in the South to keep African Americans from doing what?
a)
voting
b)
serving in the military
c)
moving north
d)
getting an education
8.
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
It gave African-American women the right to vote
b)
It made literacy tests to vote illegal
c)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
d)
It allowed all African-Americans to vote
9.

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)

Voter registration increased in the South

c)

Fewer African Americans registered to vote

d)

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

10.

Which civil rights leader advocated separation  for African Americans and was opposed to integration ? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Martin Luther King
Medgar Evers
Malcolm X
Eldrige Cleaver
11.

What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Southern Peace Corps
NAACP
SNCC
Black Panthers
12.

Which Civil Rights leader also became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1968?

a)

W.E.B Du Bois

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Rosa Parks