What is civil disobedience?

Refusing to follow unjust laws in a peaceful way

What was Freedom Summer?

Voter registration drive that aimed to increase Black voter turnout

Protests where activists sat and refused to leave

What was the Selma March?

March for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery that was met with violence

What was segregation?

The forced separation of people based on race or ethnicity

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Protest where African Americans refused to ride buses to fight segregation

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

Made segregation in public places illegal

Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

A civil rights leader who promoted non-violent protest

What does integration mean?

Combining different racial groups into the same spaces

What was the March on Washington?

A massive civil rights rally where MLK Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech

What challenge did James Meredith face when trying to enroll at the University of Mississippi?

He was denied admission due to segregation

What was the Greensboro Sit-In?

Protest where students sat at a segregated lunch counter & refused to leave

Who were the Freedom Riders?

Activists who rode buses through the South to challenge segregation

A civil rights leader who believed in Black empowerment and self-defense

What was Brown v. Board of Education?

A Supreme Court case that ruled segregation in schools unconstitutional

A refusal to buy or use certain goods or services as a protest

Who were the Little Rock Nine?

Students who integrated an all-white high school in Arkansas

What was the Birmingham Baptist Church bombing?

An attack by the Ku Klux Klan that killed four young girls at a church

What did Rosa Parks do?

Refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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What is civil disobedience?
Violent protests against unfair laws
Writing letters to politicians
Refusing to follow unjust laws in a peaceful way
Ignoring all laws
2
What was Freedom Summer?
A Supreme Court ruling about segregation
A season of peaceful protests
Voter registration drive that aimed to increase Black voter turnout
A march from Selma to Montgomery
3
What were sit-ins?
Protests against unfair bus laws
Protests where activists sat and refused to leave
Court cases about school integration
Meetings held by civil rights leaders
4
What was the Selma March?
March for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery that was met with violence
A rally organized by Malcolm X
A peaceful protest in Washington, D.C.
A protest against bus segregation
5
What was segregation?
The forced separation of people based on race or ethnicity
The blending of different racial groups
A type of protest
A law allowing equal rights
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What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A law allowing equal bus seating
A Supreme Court case
Protest where African Americans refused to ride buses to fight segregation
A speech by MLK Jr.
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What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
Allowed only African Americans to vote
Created new states
Ended slavery
Made segregation in public places illegal
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Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
A U.S. president
A Supreme Court judge
The first African American senator
A civil rights leader who promoted non-violent protest
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What does integration mean?
Keeping schools and public places separated
Supporting segregation laws
Preventing voting rights
Combining different racial groups into the same spaces
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What was the March on Washington?
A massive civil rights rally where MLK Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
A movement for better bus transportation
A protest against the Civil Rights Act
A walk to the White House to protest voting laws
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What challenge did James Meredith face when trying to enroll at the University of Mississippi?
He led a protest but never attended the school
He was welcomed with open arms
He was denied admission due to segregation
He became the first African American teacher there
12
What was the Greensboro Sit-In?
A Supreme Court ruling that ended segregation
Protest where students sat at a segregated lunch counter & refused to leave
A movement to integrate schools
A march to demand voting rights
13
Who were the Freedom Riders?
People who marched with MLK Jr.
A group of students protesting voting laws
Activists who rode buses through the South to challenge segregation
African American soldiers in World War II
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Who was Malcolm X?
The first African American Supreme Court judge
A civil rights leader who believed in Black empowerment and self-defense
The leader of the Freedom Riders
A supporter of nonviolent protest like MLK Jr.
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When was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
March 15, 1963
April 4, 1968
June 19, 1955
April 15, 1966
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What was Brown v. Board of Education?
A bus boycott
A protest march
A Supreme Court case that ruled segregation in schools unconstitutional
A law that kept schools separate but equal
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What is a boycott?
A peaceful march
A law passed by the government
A speech given by a leader
A refusal to buy or use certain goods or services as a protest
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Who were the Little Rock Nine?
A group of protestors arrested in Alabama
Leaders of the NAACP
Students who integrated an all-white high school in Arkansas
Nine Supreme Court justices who ruled against segregation
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What was the Birmingham Baptist Church bombing?
An attack by the Ku Klux Klan that killed four young girls at a church
A protest against segregation
A peaceful march in Alabama
A meeting place for civil rights leaders
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What did Rosa Parks do?
Wrote the Civil Rights Act
Led the March on Washington
Desegregated public schools
Refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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