Civil Rights Movement Quiz

What were denied to many Americans for centuries?

• Fully equal rights

• The right to vote

• The right to travel

• The right to own property

What does the term "civil rights" refer to?

• The things that citizens are allowed to say and do, based on the laws of the country

• The right to own a business

• The right to travel abroad

• The right to free education

What were "Jim Crow" laws?

• Laws that allowed everyone to vote

• Laws that kept Black people separate from white people

• Laws that encouraged sports

• Laws that ended segregation

Who was Jackie Robinson?

• A famous singer

• A baseball player who changed segregation in sports

• A politician

• A teacher

What year was Jackie Robinson born?

• 1920

• 1919

• 1930

• 1940

What did Jackie Robinson face growing up?

• Support

• Discrimination

• Fame

• Wealth

Where was Rosa Parks born?

• New York

• Alabama

• California

• Texas

What type of school did Rosa Parks attend as a child?

• A large city school

• A one-room schoolhouse

• A private school

• A boarding school

What did Rosa Parks notice about the buses when she was a child?

• They were very fast

• They were new and shiny

• They took white children to a new school

• They were always empty

What did African American people in Montgomery do to support Rosa Parks?

• They wrote letters

• They stopped riding the buses

• They held a party

• They sang songs