Civil Rights Quiz

What Civil Rights act barred discrimination based on race?

• Civil Rights Act of 1957

• Civil Rights Act of 2003

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

What college had a massive riot over the admission of African American veteran James Meredith in 1962?

• University of Michigan

• University of Alabama

• Harvard University

• Ole Miss University

What was the main goal of the March on Washington in 1963?

• To demand jobs and freedom

• To overthrow the government

• To rescue the President

• To claim their pension

What court case established that segregation in schools was unconstitutional?

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

Who is often called the, "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement"?

Who was the first African American to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• Clarence Thomas

• Thurgood Marshall

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• Sonia Sotomayor

What was the primary purpose of the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965?

• To protest the Vietnam War

• To gain voting rights for African Americans

• To demand an end to segregation in all public places

• To celebrate the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Who was the nonviolent leader of the Civil Rights Movement?

• Frederick Douglass

• Malcom X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in what activity?

• Using any bathroom

• Going to a major university

• Getting married

• Renting or buying a home

What was the main purpose of the Freedom Riders during the Civil Rights Movement?

• To enroll African American students in all-white schools

• To test and challenge racial segregation in interstate bus terminals

• To march for women's rights

• To protest the Vietnam War