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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What event began after Rosa Parks was arrested?
(Answer: Montgomery Bus Boycott)
What law banned discrimination in public places and jobs?
(Answer: Civil Rights Act of 1964)
In what Alabama city did a church bombing kill four girls in 1963?
(Answer: Birmingham)
Martin Luther King Jr. believed in violent protest.
FALSE
Who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955?
(Answer: Rosa Parks)
What was the goal of the Freedom Riders?
(Answer: To challenge segregation in bus travel)
What court case ended segregation in public schools?
(Answer: Brown v. Board of Education)
What war did many civil rights leaders protest?
(Answer: The Vietnam War)
George Wallace supported integration.
FALSE
300: Who helped lead the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?
(Answer: John Lewis)
What happened on "Bloody Sunday"?
(Answer: Marchers were attacked during the Selma-to-Montgomery march)
What law removed voting barriers like poll taxes and literacy tests?
(Answer: Voting Rights Act of 1965)
In what year did the Selma-to-Montgomery march take place?
(Answer: 1965)
The bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church killed four girls.
TRUE
Who tried to stop the integration of the University of Alabama?
(Answer: George Wallace)
Where was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
(Answer: Memphis, Tennessee)
What Supreme Court case banned racial gerrymandering in Alabama?
(Answer: Gomillion v. Lightfoot)
Where did the Freedom Riders face violent attacks in Alabama?
(Answer: Near Anniston)
The SNCC was a group of student civil rights activists.
(Answer: True)
Who worked with James Hood to integrate the University of Alabama?
(Answer: Vivian Malone)
: What was the purpose of the Selma-to-Montgomery March?
(Answer: To fight for voting rights for African Americans)
In what year was the Civil Rights Act passed?
(Answer: 1964)
Why was Alabama a key location in the Civil Rights Movement?
(Answer: It was the site of several major events, including the bus boycott, Selma marches, and resistance to school integration.)
The Civil Rights Movement only happened in Alabama.
(Answer: False)