Civil Rights

What major civil rights policy did President Harry S. Truman enact?

• desegregated major league baseball

• desegregated the military

• desegregated schools

• desegregated housing

What was the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

• end of segregation in public transporation

• end of all segregation

• outlawed the poll tax

• end of segregation in schools

Who was the Supreme Court Chief Justice behind civil rights decisions like Brown v. Board of Education and Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US?

• Earl Warren

• John Marshall

• Warren Burger

• Wiliam Rehnquist

Which state used the National Guard to stop Brown v. Board of Education from going into effect?

• Alabama

• Louisiana

• Arkansas

• Mississippi

Which president used the federal army to enforce the court decision Brown v. Board of Education?

• John Kennedy

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Lyndon Johnson

Who's action inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Fannie Lou Hamer

• Ruby Bridges

• Rosa Parks

What direct action challenged segregation at restaurant counters?

• Greensboro Sit Ins

• Freedom Rides

• Selma March

• Freedom Summer

Which direct action challenged interstate busing segregation?

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Freedom Rides

• Birmingham Children's Crusade

• Selma March

Which direct action challenged voting restrictions in Mississippi?

• Freedom Summer

• Long Hot Summers

• Greensboro Sit Ins

• March on Washington

What voting rights action resulted in the Alabama state troopers beating the protestors?

• Freedom Rides

• March on Washington

• Selma March

• Montgomery Bus Boycott