Civil Rights Movement Quiz

When did the United States Supreme Court declare that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional?

• June 21, 1956

• May 17, 1954

Who refused to give up her seat at the front of the 'colored section' of a bus to a white passenger?

• Fred L. Shuttlesworth

• Rosa Parks

When were Montgomery's buses desegregated?

• December 21, 1956

• May 17, 1954

When was The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) established?

• 1957

• 1954

Who became the founding president of The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Fred L. Shuttlesworth

What did the United States Supreme Court overturn in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas case?

• Plessy v. Ferguson doctrine of 'separate but equal'

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

Who led the successful year-long bus boycott in Montgomery?

• Charles K. Steele

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

What was the name of the civil rights group established by Martin Luther King, Jr., Charles K. Steele, and Fred L. Shuttlesworth?

• CORE

• SCLC

What did Dr. King encourage all African Americans to exercise?

• Religious rights

• Civil rights

In which year were Montgomery's buses desegregated?

• 1956

• 1957