Key Events
What is the city where the Selma to Montgomery march began?
(What is Selma)
Who is the youngest speaker at the March on Washington and co-author of March?
(Who is John Lewis)
Who are the people that attacked marchers during Bloody Sunday?
(What are the State Troopers)
Who is the March co-author who later became a U.S. congressman?
(Who is John Lewis)
Who is the president who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
(Who is Lyndon B. Johnson)
What is the nickname for the violent march on March 7, 1965?
(What is Bloody Sunday)
Who is the leader of the SCLC known for preaching nonviolence?
(Who is Martin Luther King Jr.)
Who was the Alabama governor who tried to block the Selma marches?
(Who was George Wallace)
What is the bridge that became a symbol of the movement?
(What is The Edmund Pettus Bridge)
What is the law that banned voting barriers like literacy tests in 1965?
(What is The Voting Rights Act)
What is the event where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech?
(What was The March on Washington)
Who is the female activist and organizer known for mentoring young leaders in SNCC?
(Who is Ella Baker)
What are the punishments that activists faced, such as jail or job loss?
(What is Arrests and Threats)
What is the book format used in March that makes history accessible to youth?
(What is a Graphic Novel)
Who is the U.S. senator known for his extreme opposition to civil rights legislation?
(Who is Strom Thurmond)
What is the bridge the marchers tried to cross on Bloody Sunday?
(What is The Edmund Pettus Bridge)
Who is the SNCC executive secretary who worked closely with John Lewis?
(Who is James Forman)
What is the name of the white supremacist group that burned churches and attacked activists for supporting civil rights?
(Who was The Ku Klux Klan)
What is the modern-day civil rights movement that reflects Lewis’s idea of “good trouble”?
(What is the Black Lives Matter movement)
What is the amendment that banned the poll tax in federal elections?
(What is The 24th Amendment)
What is the act signed into law in 1965 after protests in Selma?
(What is The Voting Rights Act)
Who is the Black leader known for a more aggressive stance than King?
(Who is Malcolm X)
What are the tactics used by local officials to deny Black people the right to vote?
(What were Literacy Tests and Intimidation)
What is the highest civilian honor Lewis received from President Obama?
(What is the Presidential Medal of Freedom)
What is the government body John Lewis testified before to support voting rights?
(What is Congress)