Civil Rights Movement and Legal Framework Quiz

Explore pivotal events and figures. Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott? What prompted the movement? Test yourself now!

#1

Who was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Harriet Tubman
#2

Which event prompted the start of the Civil Rights Movement?

Brown v. Board of Education
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
Emmett Till's murder
#3

Which civil rights leader famously said, 'I have a dream'?

Malcolm X
Ella Baker
Martin Luther King Jr.
Stokely Carmichael
#4

Which civil rights leader was assassinated in 1968?

Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
John Lewis
#5

Which amendment to the United States Constitution granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?

13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
#6

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

It ended slavery in the United States
It granted voting rights to African Americans
It prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
It established affirmative action programs
#7

Which Supreme Court case legalized interracial marriage in the United States?

Brown v. Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
Loving v. Virginia
Plessy v. Ferguson
#8

What was the purpose of the Selma to Montgomery marches?

To protest segregation in public transportation
To demand voting rights for African Americans
To advocate for LGBTQ+ rights
To support affirmative action policies
#9

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

Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Constance Baker Motley
John Lewis
#10

Who authored the 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'?

Malcolm X
Ella Baker
James Baldwin
Martin Luther King Jr.
#11

Who founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?

Rosa Parks
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
John Lewis
#12

Which organization was founded by Stokely Carmichael and Huey P. Newton to promote Black Power?

Black Panther Party
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
#13

Which landmark legislation prohibited discrimination in housing?

Voting Rights Act of 1965
Fair Housing Act of 1968
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Reconstruction Amendments
#14

Who was the first African American student to attend the University of Mississippi?

Thurgood Marshall
Medgar Evers
James Meredith
Rosa Parks
#15

Who was the attorney for the plaintiffs in the landmark case Roe v. Wade?

Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
Clarence Darrow
Sarah Weddington

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