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Civil Rights Movement

This quiz will test your knowledge about the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

  1. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
  2. Plessy v. Ferguson
  3. Loving v. Virginia
  4. Miranda v. Arizona
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  2. Rosa Parks
  3. Ralph Abernathy
  4. E.D. Nixon
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in 1957?

  1. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
  2. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
  3. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
  4. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the federal law that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in employment, public accommodations, and government programs?

  1. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
  2. The Voting Rights Act of 1965
  3. The Fair Housing Act of 1968
  4. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the federal law that outlawed racial discrimination in voting?

  1. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
  2. The Voting Rights Act of 1965
  3. The Fair Housing Act of 1968
  4. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the civil rights leader who was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968?

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  2. Malcolm X
  3. Medgar Evers
  4. James Meredith
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the civil rights leader who was assassinated in New York City in 1965?

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  2. Malcolm X
  3. Medgar Evers
  4. James Meredith
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the civil rights leader who was assassinated in Mississippi in 1963?

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  2. Malcolm X
  3. Medgar Evers
  4. James Meredith
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the civil rights leader who was shot and paralyzed in Mississippi in 1966?

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  2. Malcolm X
  3. Medgar Evers
  4. James Meredith
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by Stokely Carmichael and others in 1966?

  1. The Black Panther Party
  2. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
  3. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
  4. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by Bayard Rustin and others in 1941?

  1. The Black Panther Party
  2. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
  3. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
  4. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by A. Philip Randolph and others in 1925?

  1. The Black Panther Party
  2. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
  3. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
  4. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by W.E.B. Du Bois and others in 1909?

  1. The Black Panther Party
  2. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
  3. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
  4. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in 1957?

  1. The Black Panther Party
  2. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
  3. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
  4. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the civil rights organization founded by Stokely Carmichael and others in 1966?

  1. The Black Panther Party
  2. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
  3. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
  4. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
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