NAACP Elon Thanksgiving Black Trivia

What part of the civil rights movement started in NC?

• Greensboro Sit-Ins

• The March on Washington

• Freedom Rides

• The Bus Boycott

Which person is one of the founders of the NAACP?

• Ella Baker

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Ida B. Wells

• Booker T. Washington

Who was the first martyr in the NAACP?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Medgar Evers

• Harry T. & Harriette Moore

• Malcolm X

What area did Thurgood Marshall & Charles Houston focus on to end segregation?

• Economics

• Education

• Health

• Voting rights

Where is the birthplace of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

• Montgomery, AL

• Jackson, MS

• Greensboro, NC

• Raleigh, NC

Which university was part of the Supreme Court case that ended affirmative action?

• University of Texas

• University of North Carolina

• Yale Univesity

• University of Michigan

Which city in NC was considered the leading voice for equal rights for Black Americans?

• Raleigh

• Greensboro

• Durham

• Burlington

What was the first city in the Southeast to desegregate public schools?

• Greensboro

• Montgomery

• Atlanta

• Raleigh

What year was NAACP founded?

• 1909

• 1905

• 1936

• 1960

Where did NAACP's first test case to challenge segregation in higher education occur?

• Birmingham, AL

• Durham, NC

• Jackson, MS

• Savannah, GA