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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who was the "mother" of the civil rights movement?Rosa ParksCoretta Scott KingMichelle ObamaOprah Winfrey - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe civil rights movement began in 1955 with the _________________.Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education"I Have a Dream" speechMarch on WashingtonMontgomery Bus Boycott
- 3. Multiple Choice_______________ wrote "I Have a Dream" and delivered it to thousands in Washington, DC.Harry BelafonteBarack ObamaMartin Luther King, Jr.Jesse Jackson
- 4. Multiple ChoiceTo separate one group from another is ___________________.integrationsegregationCivil Rights Movement
Jim Crow - 5. Multiple ChoiceWho was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?Charlayne HunterHarriet TubmanRosa ParksRebecca L. Felton
- 6. Multiple ChoiceFather of the Civil Rights Movement, "I have a dream" speech at the March on WashingtonLester MaddoxMartin Luther King, Jr.Andrew YoungBenjamin Mays
- 7. Multiple ChoiceMLK Jr.'s mentor and president of Morehouse CollegeBenjamin MaysAndrew YoungMaynard JacksonLester Maddox
- 8. Multiple ChoiceCourt case that ruled that segregated schools are inherently unequal, ending the separate but equal doctrine.Plessy v. FergusonBrown v. Board of EducationSweatt v. PainterDelgado v. Bastrop ISD
- 9. Multiple ChoiceNonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.Sit-InFreedom RidesSelma MarchFilibuster
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis banned the use of literacy tests.Civil Rights ActCivil Rights MovementVoting Rights ActJim Crow Law
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat do John F.Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy all have in common?they were all assassinated.All of them went in to space.They all ran for president.All spoke at the March on Washington.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceBrown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegalallow children to work.to pay black people less than white people.to return a slave.to segregate schools.
- 13. Multiple Choice4. Which of the following is something that can be used to decide whether a person can vote?person is a U.S. citizenowns a homeracemale or female
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal tolet African Americans ride the bus.deny someone of a job because of their race.fire someone for not doing their job.kick someone out of the military.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich event is MLK, Jr. most known for?being President during the Civil Rights Movement.not giving up his seat to a white man.creating Jim Crow laws.March on Washington
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich invention had the greatest impact on America in the 1950's?RadioTelevisionTelephoneCars
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