Cont. American History Civil Right Notes Quiz
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- 1.This famous Supreme Court Case decided that segregation in public education is not legal.
- A.
Plessy Vs Ferguson
- B.
Collins, Brown, Smith Vs Board of Education
- C.
Brown Vs Board of Education of Topeka Kansas
- D.
Supreme Court Vs Education of Topeka Kanas
- 2.
![Who is this? He was the first African American Baseball player to play in the major league. - ProProfs]( "Who is this? He was the first African American Baseball player to play in the major league.")
Who is this? He was the first African American Baseball player to play in the major league.- A.
Shoeless Joe Jackson
- B.
Josh Brown
- C.
Cliff Boyd
- D.
Jackie Robinson
- 3.
![What Little Rock School was the scene of a this Crisis over Segregation? Nine African American Students volunteered to attend this all white school to began the segregation processin Arkansas. - ProProfs]( "What Little Rock School was the scene of a this Crisis over Segregation? Nine African American Students volunteered to attend this all white school to began the segregation processin Arkansas.")
What Little Rock School was the scene of a this Crisis over Segregation? Nine African American Students volunteered to attend this all white school to began the segregation processin Arkansas.- A.
Little Rock Central High
- B.
Little Rock Roosevelt High
- C.
Little Rock Ole Main
- D.
Little Rock Joe Robinson High
- 4.Which Civil Rights leader led the Montgomery Bus Boycott, this boycott is a result of Rosa Parks arrest and guilty verdict for not giving up her seat to a white man who did not have a seat on a city bus. This leader at the time was a little known Preacher of the Dexter Ave. Baptist Church.
- A.
Medgar Evers
- B.
Malcom X
- C.
Martin Luther King
- D.
George Wallace
- 5.What does the Acroynm SNCC Stand for.
- A.
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
- B.
Southern Negro College Campuses
- C.
Students Needing College Campuses
- D.
Stay Negative Cant Complain
- 6.
![What event is this picture from? SNCC members both black and white rode into segregated bus terminals in the South to protest Jim Crow segregation laws. - ProProfs]( "What event is this picture from? SNCC members both black and white rode into segregated bus terminals in the South to protest Jim Crow segregation laws.")
What event is this picture from? SNCC members both black and white rode into segregated bus terminals in the South to protest Jim Crow segregation laws.- A.
Students against Segregation
- B.
Freedom is Here
- C.
Grey Hound Go Getters
- D.
Freedom Riders
- 7.
![This Former Korean War Veteran was the first African American to be allowed to attend Ole Miss. Bodyguards were provided to him during his entire time at Ole Miss. He will graduate with a degree in History. - ProProfs]( "This Former Korean War Veteran was the first African American to be allowed to attend Ole Miss. Bodyguards were provided to him during his entire time at Ole Miss. He will graduate with a degree in History.")
This Former Korean War Veteran was the first African American to be allowed to attend Ole Miss. Bodyguards were provided to him during his entire time at Ole Miss. He will graduate with a degree in History.- A.
James Meredith
- B.
Martin Luther King
- C.
Medgar Evers
- D.
Jessie Jackson
- 8.Who was the Governor of Alabama who refused to allow the African Americans to enter the University of Alabama?
- A.
Orville Faubus
- B.
George Wallace
- C.
James Monroe
- D.
Robert Kennedy
- 9.At what Venue did Martin Luther King give his now famous "I have a Dream Speech"?
- A.
The Sema March
- B.
Birmingham Boycott
- C.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- D.
The Garbage Workers Strike in Memphis
- 10.
![This man was arrested and convicted for the murder of Martin Luther King, on April 4th, 1986 in Memphis Tennessee. - ProProfs]( "This man was arrested and convicted for the murder of Martin Luther King, on April 4th, 1986 in Memphis Tennessee.")
This man was arrested and convicted for the murder of Martin Luther King, on April 4th, 1986 in Memphis Tennessee.- A.
James Earl Ray
- B.
Lee Harvey Oswald
- C.
James Booth
- D.
James Dennison
- 11.
![A new more militant leader of the Civil Rights Movement, who believed in demanding equal rights, in a more violent resistance, and followed the Black Muslim movement led by Elijah Muhammad. d - ProProfs]( "A new more militant leader of the Civil Rights Movement, who believed in demanding equal rights, in a more violent resistance, and followed the Black Muslim movement led by Elijah Muhammad. d")
A new more militant leader of the Civil Rights Movement, who believed in demanding equal rights, in a more violent resistance, and followed the Black Muslim movement led by Elijah Muhammad. d- A.
Stockley Carmicheal
- B.
Malcom X
- C.
Medgar Evers
- D.
James Meriedith
- 12.
![He is credited with coining the term "Black Power" which will eventually be adopted by the Black Panther Party. - ProProfs]( "He is credited with coining the term \"Black Power\" which will eventually be adopted by the Black Panther Party.")
He is credited with coining the term "Black Power" which will eventually be adopted by the Black Panther Party.- A.
Stokley Carmicheal
- B.
Malcom X
- C.
Martin Luther King
- D.
Bull Connor
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