US History MCQs

US Civil Rights Activists MCQs with Answer

Who is often referred to as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement”?
a) Rosa Parks
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Malcolm X
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: a) Rosa Parks

Which activist was a prominent leader in the Women’s Suffrage Movement as well as a civil rights advocate?
a) Coretta Scott King
b) Susan B. Anthony
c) Angela Davis
d) Sojourner Truth
Answer: b) Susan B. Anthony

Who was a key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech?
a) Malcolm X
b) Rosa Parks
c) Martin Luther King Jr.
d) Ella Baker
Answer: c) Martin Luther King Jr.

Which civil rights leader founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
a) Ella Baker
b) Malcolm X
c) Rosa Parks
d) Martin Luther King Jr.
Answer: d) Martin Luther King Jr.

Who was a key figure in the fight against racial segregation and was known for his nonviolent protests?
a) Malcolm X
b) Marcus Garvey
c) Martin Luther King Jr.
d) Huey Newton
Answer: c) Martin Luther King Jr.

Which activist was a founder of the Black Panther Party, emphasizing armed self-defense and community empowerment?
a) Angela Davis
b) Ella Baker
c) Huey Newton
d) Ruby Bridges
Answer: c) Huey Newton

Who played a crucial role in organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott, marking a significant moment in the civil rights movement?
a) Angela Davis
b) Fannie Lou Hamer
c) Rosa Parks
d) Dorothy Height
Answer: c) Rosa Parks

This activist’s refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
a) Angela Davis
b) Rosa Parks
c) Fannie Lou Hamer
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: b) Rosa Parks

Which civil rights activist focused on voting rights and co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party?
a) Angela Davis
b) Ella Baker
c) Fannie Lou Hamer
d) Coretta Scott King
Answer: c) Fannie Lou Hamer

This activist was a key leader in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and played a significant role in the Stonewall Uprising.
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Marsha P. Johnson
c) Malcolm X
d) Coretta Scott King
Answer: b) Marsha P. Johnson

Who was an African American educator, author, and leader in the early civil rights movement, advocating for economic empowerment?
a) Rosa Parks
b) Fannie Lou Hamer
c) Malcolm X
d) Booker T. Washington
Answer: d) Booker T. Washington

This activist and scholar advocated for black pride and self-determination, coining the term “Black Power.”
a) Angela Davis
b) Malcolm X
c) Marcus Garvey
d) Coretta Scott King
Answer: b) Malcolm X

Which activist was a prominent advocate for Native American civil rights and founded the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
a) Cesar Chavez
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Ella Baker
d) Russell Means
Answer: d) Russell Means

Who was a Mexican American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers union?
a) Cesar Chavez
b) Dolores Huerta
c) Fannie Lou Hamer
d) Malcolm X
Answer: a) Cesar Chavez

This civil rights activist focused on disability rights and founded the Center for Independent Living.
a) Harriet Tubman
b) Marsha P. Johnson
c) Dolores Huerta
d) Judy Heumann
Answer: d) Judy Heumann

Who was a key figure in the Chicano civil rights movement and co-founded the political party La Raza Unida?
a) Malcolm X
b) Cesar Chavez
c) Dolores Huerta
d) Corky Gonzalez
Answer: d) Corky Gonzalez

This activist was an advocate for women’s rights and played a vital role in the Seneca Falls Convention.
a) Susan B. Anthony
b) Rosa Parks
c) Sojourner Truth
d) Coretta Scott King
Answer: a) Susan B. Anthony

Who was a civil rights leader known for her powerful “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech advocating for gender and racial equality?
a) Harriet Tubman
b) Rosa Parks
c) Sojourner Truth
d) Ella Baker
Answer: c) Sojourner Truth

This activist was a leader in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and fought against lynching.
a) Malcolm X
b) W.E.B. Du Bois
c) Fannie Lou Hamer
d) Dolores Huerta
Answer: b) W.E.B. Du Bois

Who was a key organizer of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and advocated for youth involvement in civil rights?
a) Ella Baker
b) Angela Davis
c) Malcolm X
d) Dolores Huerta
Answer: a) Ella Baker

This civil rights leader emphasized economic justice and organized the Poor People’s Campaign.
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Malcolm X
c) Dolores Huerta
d) Coretta Scott King
Answer: a) Martin Luther King Jr.

Who was a key leader in the fight for Native American rights and founded the National Congress of American Indians?
a) Russell Means
b) Malcolm X
c) Ella Baker
d) Cesar Chavez
Answer: a) Russell Means

This activist was a leader in the disability rights movement and co-founded the Center for Independent Living.
a) Judy Heumann
b) Marsha P. Johnson
c) Dolores Huerta
d) Coretta Scott King
Answer: a) Judy Heumann

Who was an African American abolitionist, suffragist, and women’s rights activist known for her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech?
a) Susan B. Anthony
b) Sojourner Truth
c) Angela Davis
d) Coretta Scott King
Answer: b) Sojourner Truth

This activist was a key leader in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and co-founded the Gay Liberation Front.
a) Marsha P. Johnson
b) Malcolm X
c) Angela Davis
d) Cesar Chavez
Answer: a) Marsha P. Johnson

Who was an African American educator, author, and advocate for gender and racial equality, as well as a suffragist?
a) Angela Davis
b) Fannie Lou Hamer
c) Sojourner Truth
d) Booker T. Washington
Answer: b) Fannie Lou Hamer

This activist was a leader in the fight against Japanese internment during WWII and founded the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Rosa Parks
c) Yuri Kochiyama
d) Malcolm X
Answer: c) Yuri Kochiyama

Who was a civil rights leader, labor activist, and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union?
a) Dolores Huerta
b) Cesar Chavez
c) Angela Davis
d) Coretta Scott King
Answer: a) Dolores Huerta

This activist was a key figure in the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the occupation of Wounded Knee.
a) Russell Means
b) Malcolm X
c) Cesar Chavez
d) Judy Heumann
Answer: a) Russell Means

Who was a Mexican American labor leader, civil rights activist, and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union?
a) Cesar Chavez
b) Dolores Huerta
c) Fannie Lou Hamer
d) Marsha P. Johnson
Answer: a) Cesar Chavez

This activist was a leader in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and co-founded the Gay Liberation Front.
a) Marsha P. Johnson
b) Malcolm X
c) Angela Davis
d) Cesar Chavez
Answer: a) Marsha P. Johnson

Who was an African American educator, author, and advocate for gender and racial equality, as well as a suffragist?
a) Angela Davis
b) Fannie Lou Hamer
c) Sojourner Truth
d) Booker T. Washington
Answer: b) Fannie Lou Hamer

This activist was a leader in the fight against Japanese internment during WWII and founded the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Rosa Parks
c) Yuri Kochiyama
d) Malcolm X
Answer: c) Yuri Kochiyama

Who was a civil rights leader, labor activist, and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union?
a) Dolores Huerta
b) Cesar Chavez
c) Angela Davis
d) Coretta Scott King
Answer: a) Dolores Huerta

This activist was a key figure in the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the occupation of Wounded Knee.
a) Russell Means
b) Malcolm X
c) Cesar Chavez
d) Judy Heumann
Answer: a) Russell Means

Who was a Mexican American labor leader, civil rights activist, and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union?
a) Cesar Chavez
b) Dolores Huerta
c) Fannie Lou Hamer
d) Marsha P. Johnson
Answer: a) Cesar Chavez

This activist was a leader in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and co-founded the Gay Liberation Front.
a) Marsha P. Johnson
b) Malcolm X
c) Angela Davis
d) Cesar Chavez
Answer: a) Marsha P. Johnson

Who was an African American educator, author, and advocate for gender and racial equality, as well as a suffragist?
a) Angela Davis
b) Fannie Lou Hamer
c) Sojourner Truth
d) Booker T. Washington
Answer: b) Fannie Lou Hamer

This activist was a leader in the fight against Japanese internment during WWII and founded the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Rosa Parks
c) Yuri Kochiyama
d) Malcolm X
Answer: c) Yuri Kochiyama

Who was a civil rights leader, labor activist, and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union?
a) Dolores Huerta
b) Cesar Chavez
c) Angela Davis
d) Coretta Scott King
Answer: a) Dolores Huerta

This activist was a key figure in the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the occupation of Wounded Knee.
a) Russell Means
b) Malcolm X
c) Cesar Chavez
d) Judy Heumann
Answer: a) Russell Means

Who was a Mexican American labor leader, civil rights activist, and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union?
a) Cesar Chavez
b) Dolores Huerta
c) Fannie Lou Hamer
d) Marsha P. Johnson
Answer: a) Cesar Chavez

This activist was a leader in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and co-founded the Gay Liberation Front.
a) Marsha P. Johnson
b) Malcolm X
c) Angela Davis
d) Cesar Chavez
Answer: a) Marsha P. Johnson

Who was an African American educator, author, and advocate for gender and racial equality, as well as a suffragist?
a) Angela Davis
b) Fannie Lou Hamer
c) Sojourner Truth
d) Booker T. Washington
Answer: b) Fannie Lou Hamer

This activist was a leader in the fight against Japanese internment during WWII and founded the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Rosa Parks
c) Yuri Kochiyama
d) Malcolm X
Answer: c) Yuri Kochiyama

Who was a civil rights leader, labor activist, and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union?
a) Dolores Huerta
b) Cesar Chavez
c) Angela Davis
d) Coretta Scott King
Answer: a) Dolores Huerta

This activist was a key figure in the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the occupation of Wounded Knee.
a) Russell Means
b) Malcolm X
c) Cesar Chavez
d) Judy Heumann
Answer: a) Russell Means

Who was a Mexican American labor leader, civil rights activist, and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union?
a) Cesar Chavez
b) Dolores Huerta
c) Fannie Lou Hamer
d) Marsha P. Johnson
Answer: a) Cesar Chavez

This activist was a leader in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and co-founded the Gay Liberation Front.
a) Marsha P. Johnson
b) Malcolm X
c) Angela Davis
d) Cesar Chavez
Answer: a) Marsha P. Johnson

Who was an African American educator, author, and advocate for gender and racial equality, as well as a suffragist?
a) Angela Davis
b) Fannie Lou Hamer
c) Sojourner Truth
d) Booker T. Washington
Answer: b) Fannie Lou Hamer

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