Civil Rights Vocabulary
The condition in which everyone has the same rights -- is the definition for what word?
A. Inequality
B. Diversity
c. Equality
Equality
C
Name a Civil Rights Activist
A. Martin Luther King Jr.
B. Sylvia Mendez
C. All the Above
All the above
C
In what city did the Freedom Riders depart from on May 4th, 1961?
A. Atlanta, Ga
B. Orlando, FL
C. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
C
What were "separate but equal" laws in the South called?
A. Jim Crow laws
B. Civil Rights Act of 1964
C. Voting Rights Act of 1965
Jim Crow laws
What is the "nickname" for Congress of Racial Equality?
A. CARE
B. CORE
C. CURE
B- CORE
To keep apart on basis of group differences, such as race -- is the definition of what word?
A. Segregation
B. Integration
C. Desegregation
Segregation
A
Who gave the "I Have a Dream" Speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
A. John Lewis
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
C
Which 2 different tactics black and white activists used to fight for Civil Rights?
A. Protests and Boycotts
B. Boycotts and Conferences
C. Parades and Protests
Protests, boycotts
A
Thurgood Marshall argued Brown v. Board of Education the highest court in the country. What is the name of this court?
A. U.S. Supreme Court
B. Florida Supreme Court
C. Arizona Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court OR the United States Supreme Court
Sylvia Mendez, a Civil Rights Activist, was born which year?
A. 1935
B. 1938
C. 1936
C - 1936
Unfair treatment of a person or group based on gender, race, age, religion, or other differences -- is the definition of what word?
A. Equality
B. Indifference
C. Discrimination
Discrimination
C
She refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama and was later arrested, for standing up for her rights. She is also known as "the First Lady or Mother of Civil Rights". Who is this activist?
A. Rosa PArks
B. Sylvia Mendez
C. Beyonce
Rosa Parks
A
What Supreme Court case desegregated and integrated schools?
A. Brown v. Board of Education
B. Mendez v. Westminster School District
C. Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education, 1956
A
True or False: In 1963, was it legal to keep both private and public businesses segregated in Birmingham, Alabama?
A. True
B. False
B - False.
Explanation: We learned that private businesses were still allowed to things segregated BUT public places needed to integrate.
Which appeal court case was Sylvia Mendez involved in?
A. Mendez vs. Westminster
B. Brown v Education
C. Plessy v Ferguson
A. Mendez vs. Westminster
Legal, social, and economic rights that guarantee freedom and equality for all citizens are called what?
A. Civil Rights
B. Discrimination
C. Violation of Human Rights
A
This child was the youngest marcher in the 1963 Children's March. What is the name of this young activist?
A. Audrey Hendricks
B. Bernice King
C. Ruby Bridges
Audrey OR Audrey Hendricks Or Audrey Faye Hendricks
A
What was the moment or event called, where four students sat to take a stand for their civil rights?
A. Montgomery bus boycott
C. Freedom Ride
Greensboro Sit-Ins
B
What is the FIVE freedoms, the First Amendment protects? The five freedoms it protects: speech, press, assembly, the right to petition the government, and ________________.
A. Race
B. Liberty
C. Religion
C - Religion
Where does Sylvia Mendez live? (State)
A. Texas
B. Washington
C. California
C. Orange County, California
These are usually run-down and often overcrowded apartments or houses, usually located in poor sections of a big city.
A. Suburban Homes
B. Tenement homes
C. Uptown Homes
Tenement homes
B
The wife of Dr. Martin Luther King participated in Montgomery Bus Boycott. What is her name?
A. Rosa
B. Coretta
C. Jo Ann
Coretta Scott King
B
How many days did it take the Freedom Riders to get from Washington, D.C. to Jackson, Mississippi?
A. 20-21
B. 20-25
C. 10-15
20-21 days (departed May 4th and arrived on May 24-25). The original destination was New Orleans. They did not make it because their bus was firebombed/attacked.
A
What law finally stopped the discrimination against race, color, religion, gender, and national origin?
A. Civil Rights Act of 1866
B. Civil Rights Act of 1968
C. Civil Rights Act of 1964
C - The Civil Rights Act of 1964
How many justices sit on the Supreme Court of the United States?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
A. Nine