Which word below means to reverse or change a decision?
a) boycott
b) overturn
c) protest
What is b) overturn
100
Which of the following is an example of a tactic used by African Americans to fight against segregation?
a) signing petitions
b) sit-ins at restaurants where they were not allowed
c) attacking people who discriminated against them
What is b) sit-ins at restaurants where they were not allowed
100
________________________________ gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech in August 1963 during the March on Washington!
a) Teddy Roosevelt
b) Booker T. Washington
c) Martin Luther King, Jr
What is c) Martin Luther King, Jr
100
African Americans experienced _______________ in schools, and public facilities.
a) equality
b) fun
c) segregation
What is c) segregation
100
What does NOW stand for?
a) National Organization for Women
b) National Organization for Workers
c) National Organization for Whites and Blacks
What is a) National Organization for Women
200
A restroom at the mall is an example of which of the following terms:
a) a voter registration location
b) an organized protest
c) a public accommodation
What is c) a public accommodation
200
In the 1960's, groups of young African Americans would board buses and ride from Northern states to Southern states to protest against segregation. This is known as:
a) passive resistance
b) boycotting
c) Freedom Rides
What is c) Freedom Rides
200
She refused to give up her seat on a bus, an event which initiated a year-long bus boycott in the south. This woman was _________________
a) Eleanor Roosevelt
b) Rosa Parks
c) Rosie the Riveter
What is b) Rosa Parks
200
True or False: Women were hired for all jobs that they applied for.
What is FALSE!
200
What does NAACP stand for?
a) National College Athletic Association
b) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
c) National Association of Alternate College People
What is b) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
300
Ignoring someone who verbally attacks you is an example of showing:
a) passive resistance
b) being an activist
c) physical aggression
What is a) passive resistance
300
In August 1963, thousands of African American's gathered together in Washington, D.C. and walked to support the cause of equal rights for African Americans. This was an example of one of
a) the silent protests
b) the marches
c) the sit-ins
What is b) the marches
300
Brown v Board of Education overturned the Plessy v Ferguson case ordering that all schools _________________.
a) remain separate
b) continue to discriminate against women
c) desegregate
What is c) desegregate
300
Women experienced disadvantages in which ways?
a) lower pay on the job
b) they were given better opportunities
c) they could make their own hours
What is a) lower pay on the job
300
What does ERA stand for?
a) Everyone Runs All the time
b) Equal Rights Always
c) Equal Rights Amendment
What is c) Equal Rights Amendment
400
In order to vote in any election, individuals must complete the ____________________________ form.
a) reading test
b) voter register
c) NAACP
What is b) voter register
400
Innnocent activists were attacked on "Bloody Sunday" during an ______________________ against segregation.
a) bombing
b) organized protest
c) march
What is b) organized protest
400
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited ___________________________ against African Americans in employment, voting and public accommodations.
a) equality
b) discrimination
c) happiness
What is b) discrimination
400
TRUE or FALSE: Title IX requires that all women be given the same athletic opportunities as men.
What is TRUE.
400
The time where African Americans fought to end segregation and receive equal rights is known as
a) Equal rights
b) Civil Rights Movement
c) All Rights Movement