African American History

Which Civil Rights leader first rose to prominence as the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• Bayard Rustin

• Emmett Till

Who is this?

• Oprah Winfrey
• Whoopi Goldberg
• Rosa Parks
• Maya Angelou

Rosa Park's arrest for not giving up her seat led to what yearlong boycott?

• The Montgomery

• The Greensboro Sit-In

• The Freedom Riders

• The Million Man March

True or False

Jackie Robinson was the African American who broke the color barrier in baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Malcolm X, who founded the Organization for Afro-American Unity in 1963, was a leading spokesman for:

• black rights

• black service

• black pride

• black freedom

What was the reaction of many Southern states to the decision of Brown v. Board?

• Massive Resistance

• Nullification

• Impeachment

• Veto

Who was Langston Hughes?

• A popular swing dance singer
• Owner of a popular Speak Easy 
• A famous poet and writer 
• A famous actor

This African American jazz musician during the Harlem Renaissance was best known for his contributions to jazz music. What is his name? 

• Louis Armstrong

• Langston Hughes

• Bessie Smith 

• Jesse Owens

It was hard for black people to find jobs in the South because of ___________ which made segregation legal

• Jim Crow Laws

• State laws

• Black Codes

• Civil Rights

What was the intent of the 14th Amendment?

• guarantee rights and citizenship to former people who were enslaved

• end the occupation of Union troops in the South

• outlaw slavery

• give black men the right to vote