Understanding the Civil Rights Movement

What was segregation?

• A law that allowed everyone to go to the same school

• Separating people based on their skin color

• A game played by children

• A type of celebration

Who was Rosa Parks?

• A famous singer

• A teacher

• A woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus

• A bus driver

What is a boycott?

• Stopping the use of a service to create change

• A celebration

• A type of boat

• A new game

What did the Montgomery Bus Boycott achieve?

• New buses for the city

• Free bus rides for everyone

• The end of bus segregation

• Nothing

Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

• A teacher

• A bus driver

• A movie star

• A civil rights leader

What was the 'I Have a Dream' speech about?

• Traveling the world

• Dreaming of a new house

• Equal rights for all people

• Becoming a famous actor

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?

• Ended segregation laws

• Started new schools

• Created new buses

• Made a new holiday

How did the Civil Rights Movement change America?

• It created new cars

• It allowed people to live, work, and eat wherever they wanted

• It made new video games

• It didn't change anything