Civil Rights Movement Quiz

What was the key Supreme Court case that established the "separate but equal" doctrine?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Roe v. Wade

• Marbury v. Madison

Which Supreme Court decision ended segregation in public schools?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

Who was the leader of nonviolent resistance during the Civil Rights Movement?

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

Who was the woman who helped start the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall

Who was the lawyer in Brown v. Board of Education and the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall

What did the Freedom Rides in 1961 challenge?

• Segregation in public schools

• Segregation in Public Buses

• Discrimination in employment

• Literacy tests for voting

What was highlighted by the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965?

• School desegregation

• Voting rights issues

• Nonviolent resistance

• Black empowerment

What were Civil Rights Activists fighting against?

• Economic policies

• Segregation, Jim Crow laws, and racial inequality

• Foreign relations

• Technological advancements

Which event in 1960 involved nonviolent protests starting in Greensboro, NC?

• Freedom Rides

• Little Rock Nine

• Sit-ins

• March on Washington

Which organization was led by Martin Luther King Jr. and focused on nonviolent protests?

• NAACP

• SCLC

• SNCC

• CORE