American Civil Rights Movement Quiz

Challenge yourself with questions on key figures and events of the Civil Rights Movement. How well do you know this pivotal era in American history?

#1

Who was the primary leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Thurgood Marshall
#2

Who was the civil rights activist famously known as 'the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement'?

Ella Baker
Daisy Bates
Fannie Lou Hamer
Rosa Parks
#3

Who was the African American student who integrated the University of Mississippi in 1962?

Rosa Parks
James Meredith
Medgar Evers
Thurgood Marshall
#4

Who was the African American leader who famously said, 'I have a dream' in his speech during the March on Washington?

Malcolm X
Stokely Carmichael
Martin Luther King Jr.
Jesse Jackson
#5

Which amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery?

13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
#6

Which civil rights leader was assassinated while delivering a speech in Memphis, Tennessee?

Malcolm X
Medgar Evers
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
#7

Which event sparked the beginning of the modern American Civil Rights Movement?

Brown v. Board of Education
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
Selma to Montgomery marches
#8

Who was the founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?

Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Medgar Evers
#9

Which civil rights leader coined the phrase 'Black Power'?

Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Ella Baker
#10

What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

To end slavery
To abolish the poll tax
To protect the voting rights of minorities
To establish segregation in schools
#11

Which organization was founded by Stokely Carmichael and Huey Newton and advocated for armed self-defense for black people?

NAACP
Black Panther Party
SNCC
CORE
#12

Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Nelson Mandela
#13

What was the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

It granted women the right to vote
It ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
It granted citizenship to Native Americans
It provided federal funding for education
#14

Who was the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court?

Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Medgar Evers
Malcolm X
#15

Which event marked a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement, leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Brown v. Board of Education
March on Washington
Freedom Rides
Birmingham Campaign
#16

Which event led to the passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968, prohibiting discrimination in housing?

Selma to Montgomery marches
Freedom Summer
Chicago Freedom Movement
Orangeburg massacre
#17

Which event sparked the Watts Riots in 1965, highlighting racial tensions in Los Angeles?

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The acquittal of police officers involved in the beating of Rodney King
The arrest of Rosa Parks
The arrest of Marquette Frye
#18

Who was the lawyer who successfully argued the case of Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court?

Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
James Meredith
Medgar Evers

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