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Quiz about American Civil Rights Movement

American Civil Rights Movement Quiz

This is a chronological quiz of some major events of the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century.

A multiple-choice quiz by meramsey. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
meramsey

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
271,190

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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3232

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: BayRoan (6/10), Guest 73 (10/10), Guest 174 (4/10).

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1. 1954: Who was the attorney for the NAACP in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, that established equal access to education? Hint

Clarence Darrow

Thurgood Marshall

John Barstow

Ronald Beecham

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2. 1955: J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant, two white men, were tried and acquitted by an all white jury for the murder of whom? Hint

Emmett Till

Anthony Jacobs

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Denzel Stanford

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3. 1957: The "Little Rock Nine" who were being integrated into an all-white school were stopped by the orders of which Arkansas governor? Hint

Strom Thurmond

Robert Thompson

Ted Kennedy

Orval Faubus

4. 1960: Four students from the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College perform the first sit-in at a segregated lunch counter. These four boys later became known as the "___________ Four." Hint

Greensboro

Louisville

Baltimore

Birmingham

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5. 1963: Martin Luther King, Jr. writes his postulate that you have the moral obligation to disobey unjust laws in his "Letter from __________ Jail." Hint

Selma

Richmond

Jackson

Birmingham

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6. 1964: The "Freedom Summer" was a massive voting push to register black voters in which southern state? Hint

Louisiana

Alabama

Mississippi

Georgia

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7. 1965: During the week of August 11-17, which Los Angeles suburb erupted in violent race riots? Hint

Watts

Compton

Angels

Inglewood

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8. 1966: The Black Panthers were started due to the militant passion of what man? Hint

Stokeley Carmichael

Bobby Seale

Malcolm X

Desmond Fullerton

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9. 1967: In April, which militant activist uttered the phrase "Black Power" during a speech in Seattle? Hint

Stokeley Carmichael

Malcolm X

Bobby Seale

Huey Newton

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10. 1968: Who shot Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968? Hint

Sirhan Sirhan

James Earl Ray

Jack Ruby

Norman Butler

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 1954: Who was the attorney for the NAACP in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, that established equal access to education?

Answer: Thurgood Marshall

Marshall later went on to become the first black Supreme Court justice. He was appointed in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.

2. 1955: J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant, two white men, were tried and acquitted by an all white jury for the murder of whom?

Answer: Emmett Till

Emmett Till was a 14-year-old black boy from Chicago who was brutally beaten, shot, and dumped into the Tallahatchie River. Even though the two men were acquitted, they still confessed and bragged about the killing to "Look" magazine.

3. 1957: The "Little Rock Nine" who were being integrated into an all-white school were stopped by the orders of which Arkansas governor?

Answer: Orval Faubus

President Eisenhower brought in the National Guard and other federal troops. The school was succesfully integrated.

4. 1960: Four students from the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College perform the first sit-in at a segregated lunch counter. These four boys later became known as the "___________ Four."

Answer: Greensboro

The sit-in phenomenon became extraordinarily popular throughout the South. Although the boys were initially refused service, they were given service just six months after the first sit-in.

5. 1963: Martin Luther King, Jr. writes his postulate that you have the moral obligation to disobey unjust laws in his "Letter from __________ Jail."

Answer: Birmingham

This was just three and a half months before the monumental "March on Washington" where he delivered his landmark "I Have a Dream" speech.

6. 1964: The "Freedom Summer" was a massive voting push to register black voters in which southern state?

Answer: Mississippi

The Mississippi Freedom Summer was key in educating poor and uneducated blacks on how to vote and officially protest against Mississippi's all-white regime.

7. 1965: During the week of August 11-17, which Los Angeles suburb erupted in violent race riots?

Answer: Watts

The riots took 34 lives and cost over 200 million dollars in damages.

8. 1966: The Black Panthers were started due to the militant passion of what man?

Answer: Bobby Seale

The Black Panther party was known for engaging in shootouts with local police as well as the FBI.

9. 1967: In April, which militant activist uttered the phrase "Black Power" during a speech in Seattle?

Answer: Stokeley Carmichael

Even though the phrase is often credited and associated with the Black Panthers, Carmichael was the founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

10. 1968: Who shot Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968?

Answer: James Earl Ray

The Hotel in Memphis that he was shot is now the location of the National Civil Rights Museum.

Source: Author meramsey

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