#1
Who is often referred to as the 'Mother of the Civil Rights Movement'?
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Coretta Scott King
Fannie Lou Hamer
#2
Who was the African American student who became the first to integrate the University of Mississippi in 1962, facing significant resistance and violence?
Medgar Evers
Malcolm X
James Meredith
Stokely Carmichael
#3
Which city in Alabama became a focal point for civil rights activities and saw a series of protests and demonstrations, including the Children's Crusade in 1963?
Birmingham
Montgomery
Selma
Tuskegee
#4
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice, appointed in 1967?
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Constance Baker Motley
Homer Plessy
#5
In which year did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 become law?
#6
Which event marked the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement in the United States?
Emmett Till's Murder
Brown v. Board of Education
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
#7
Who was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during the Civil Rights Movement?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
John Lewis
Ella Baker
#8
In 1954, the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. What was the key legal argument in this case?
Separate but equal facilities were inherently unequal
States had the right to enforce segregation
Segregation was a matter of personal choice
Schools should be allowed to set their own policies
#9
What was the primary goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
To end racial segregation in schools
To address voting rights discrimination
To eliminate discrimination in public facilities and employment
To establish affirmative action policies
#10
What was the significance of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches?
Protest against police brutality
Demand for voting rights
Opposition to housing discrimination
Call for desegregation in schools
#11
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
To end racial segregation in schools
To protect voting rights for African Americans
To address housing discrimination
To establish affirmative action policies
#12
Which Civil Rights leader was assassinated in 1968?
Malcolm X
Medgar Evers
Martin Luther King Jr.
James Baldwin
#13
Which organization, founded in 1909, played a crucial role in the early Civil Rights Movement and is still active today?
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
#14
During the Civil Rights Movement, what famous event took place on August 28, 1963, and featured Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech?
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Selma to Montgomery marches
Little Rock Nine integration
Watts riots
#15
Who was the leader of the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary organization active during the later years of the Civil Rights Movement?
Eldridge Cleaver
Huey Newton
Angela Davis
Bobby Seale