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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

Plays
3175

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

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

Thurgood Marshall

John Barstow

Clarence Darrow

Ronald Beecham

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Question 2 of 10

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

Denzel Stanford

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Emmett Till

Anthony Jacobs

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Question 3 of 10

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

Orval Faubus

Ted Kennedy

Robert Thompson

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

Birmingham

Baltimore

Greensboro

Louisville

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Question 5 of 10

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

Richmond

Selma

Birmingham

Jackson

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Question 6 of 10

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

Alabama

Louisiana

Georgia

Mississippi

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Question 7 of 10

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

Angels

Inglewood

Compton

Watts

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Question 8 of 10

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

Desmond Fullerton

Stokeley Carmichael

Bobby Seale

Malcolm X

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Question 9 of 10

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

Huey Newton

Bobby Seale

Stokeley Carmichael

Malcolm X

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Question 10 of 10

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

Sirhan Sirhan

Norman Butler

Jack Ruby

James Earl Ray

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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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