Civil Rights

Who was the main leader of the Civil Rights Movement?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Jackie Robinson

Which Civil Rights leader also became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• W.E.B Du Bois

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Rosa Parks

The main goal of the freedom riders was to 

• pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
• inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
• encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
• desegregate urban bus systems in the south

These black teenagers were the first to integrate into Little Rock Central High

• Elite Eight
• Little Rock Nine
• Arkansas Seven
• Final Four

In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke of his dream that the United States would reach a time "... when all God's children, black men and white neb,... will be able to join hands..." This speech expressed his desire to--

• unite all churches into one religious faith

• establish religious freedom for Americans

• replace racial segregation with an integrated society

• create a separate nation for African Americans within the United States.

The statement, "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!!" most closely represents the views expressed by --

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Joseph McCarthy

• George Wallace

• Thurgood Marshall

What was the major goal of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s?

• to end racial segregation

• to reduce prejudice against Mexican-American immigrants

• to reform prison conditions

• to improve living conditions for Native American Indians

Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?

• Charlayne Hunter
• Harriet Tubman
• Rosa Parks
• Rebecca L. Felton

The data in the chart shows that between 1960 and 1990--

• women's earnings compared to men's remained unchanged

• most higher paying jobs were still not legally open to women

• the government passed laws that successfully gave women equal jobs

• the earning gap between men and women only slightly improved

What was the goal of the Black Panthers?

• to turn American citizens against democracy
• to end the Vietnam War
• to convince African Americans to support "black power"
• to gain equal pay for black Americans