Civil Rights Movement

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What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

  1. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

  2. Plessy v. Ferguson

  3. Loving v. Virginia

  4. Miranda v. Arizona


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.

Who was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  2. Rosa Parks

  3. Ralph Abernathy

  4. E.D. Nixon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Martin Luther King, Jr. was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted for 381 days and ended with the desegregation of the city's buses.

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in 1957?

  1. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

  2. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

  3. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

  4. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957 by Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders to coordinate and support nonviolent protests against segregation and discrimination.

What was the name of the federal law that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in employment, public accommodations, and government programs?

  1. The Civil Rights Act of 1964

  2. The Voting Rights Act of 1965

  3. The Fair Housing Act of 1968

  4. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in employment, public accommodations, and government programs.

What was the name of the federal law that outlawed racial discrimination in voting?

  1. The Civil Rights Act of 1964

  2. The Voting Rights Act of 1965

  3. The Fair Housing Act of 1968

  4. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a landmark piece of legislation that outlawed racial discrimination in voting.

What was the name of the civil rights leader who was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968?

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  2. Malcolm X

  3. Medgar Evers

  4. James Meredith


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968.

What was the name of the civil rights leader who was assassinated in New York City in 1965?

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  2. Malcolm X

  3. Medgar Evers

  4. James Meredith


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City on February 21, 1965.

What was the name of the civil rights leader who was assassinated in Mississippi in 1963?

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  2. Malcolm X

  3. Medgar Evers

  4. James Meredith


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Medgar Evers was assassinated in Mississippi on June 12, 1963.

What was the name of the civil rights leader who was shot and paralyzed in Mississippi in 1966?

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  2. Malcolm X

  3. Medgar Evers

  4. James Meredith


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

James Meredith was shot and paralyzed in Mississippi on June 6, 1966.

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by Stokely Carmichael and others in 1966?

  1. The Black Panther Party

  2. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

  3. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

  4. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 by Stokely Carmichael and others.

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by Bayard Rustin and others in 1941?

  1. The Black Panther Party

  2. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

  3. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

  4. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was founded in 1941 by Bayard Rustin and others.

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by A. Philip Randolph and others in 1925?

  1. The Black Panther Party

  2. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

  3. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

  4. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was founded in 1925 by A. Philip Randolph and others.

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by W.E.B. Du Bois and others in 1909?

  1. The Black Panther Party

  2. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

  3. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

  4. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909 by W.E.B. Du Bois and others.

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in 1957?

  1. The Black Panther Party

  2. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

  3. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

  4. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957 by Martin Luther King, Jr. and others.

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by Stokely Carmichael and others in 1966?

  1. The Black Panther Party

  2. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

  3. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

  4. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 by Stokely Carmichael and others.

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