Freedom Rides Quiz (Sound Smart)

What year did the original Freedom Rides take place?

• 1961

• 1946

• 1960

• 1947

Who were the activists behind the original 1947 Freedom Ride?

• Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks

• John Lewis and Diane Nash

• George Houser and Bayard Rustin

• Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael

In 1961, which organization resurrected the idea of the Freedom Ride?

• SCLC

• NAACP

• SNCC

• CORE

Where did the worst incidents of violence against the Freedom Riders occur?

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Jackson, Mississippi

• Aniston, Alabama

Which new civil rights group took up the cause of the Freedom Rides after CORE dropped out?

• SNCC

• SCLC

• Black Panther Party

• NAACP