Civil Rights Movement Quiz - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
These laws mandated racial segregation in public spaces in the South. Jim Crow laws
91%
These women refused to give up their seats on buses in Montgomery, leading to a 385 day bus boycott. Rosa Parks
91%
This leader of the civil rights movement gave the "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington in 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr.
90%
Federal troops were sent to this city to help nine students integrate a public high school. Little Rock
73%
This 1954 Supreme Court case ended segregation in education. Brown v. Board of Education
70%
This teenager is brutally murdered after allegedly flirting with a white woman. Emmett Till
64%
This president issued an executive order in 1948 ending segregation in the military Harry S. Truman
61%
These three major civil rights legislations were enacted during the 1960s. Civil Rights Act of 1964
60%
This activist was associated with the Nation of Islam and provided the intellectual foundation for the Black Power movement Malcom X
54%
These three major civil rights legislations were enacted during the 1960s. Voting Rights Act of 1965
53%
Activists marched between this city and Montgomery to advocate for voting rights in 1965. (Hint: It was the topic of a 2014 movie) Selma
49%
This group rode a Greyhound bus through the South to protest segregated bus terminals. Freedom Riders
46%
This revolutionary socialist political organization was founded to challenge police brutality in Oakland. Black Panther Party
39%
Four Black students in this city refused to leave a white-only lunch counter until they were served. Greensboro
31%
This kindergartner was the first Black student at an elementary school in Louisiana. Ruby Bridges
25%
These women refused to give up their seats on buses in Montgomery, leading to a 385 day bus boycott. Claudette Colvin
16%
These three major civil rights legislations were enacted during the 1960s. Fair Housing Act of 1968
14%
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