Civil Rights Movement Quiz
| Description: Review on the important events, people, and legislation of the Civil Rights era. | |
| Number of Questions: 25 | |
| Created by: Manjit Singh | |
| Tags: USA History CivilRightsMovement |
Which Amendment abolished the poll tax that kept African Americans from voting?
Which amendment to the U.S Constitution grants equal protection rights to all citizens?
Name the event when peaceful protestors were violently attacked as they marched to Montgomery?
Which university did James Meredith integrate?
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
Which of these was a way to try to stop blacks from voting in the South?
Thousands of civil rights workers spread throughout the South to help blacks register to vote
Which law ensured the right to vote for all US citizens?
This newspaper headline followed what Supreme Court decision?
Bringing races together
Which group fought on behalf of African Americans and their civil rights?
Who organized thousands of farm workers to protest for better wages and working conditions?
Refusal to obey laws that are considered unjust without the use of violence is called:
Where did Civil Rights protesters march to hear Dr. MLK Jr. give his most well know speech?
Who was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court?
The nationally recognized leader of the nonviolent civil rights movement in America was...
Which social change came about because of Jackie Robinson?
Four Students from NC A&T began what movement in Greensboro, NC?
What happened at Central High School when black students tried to integrate?
This court case ruled that "separate but equal" was okay.
In what city did Martin Luther King lead a bus boycott?
What law banned the use of poll taxes to keep African Americans from voting?
Brown v. Board of Education established that....