Which youth organization played a vital role in desegregating interstate bus travel through the Freedom Rides?
A) Black Panthers
B) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
C) Young Americans for Freedom
D) American Indian Movement
Answer: B) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
The Greensboro Sit-In of 1960 was led by:
A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Rosa Parks
C) John Lewis
D) Four African American college students
Answer: D) Four African American college students
The “Children’s Crusade” protests in Birmingham, Alabama, were organized by:
A) Malcolm X
B) Rosa Parks
C) John Lewis
D) Martin Luther King Jr.
Answer: D) Martin Luther King Jr.
The civil rights group that focused on organizing voter registration drives in the South was:
A) NAACP
B) SCLC
C) CORE
D) SNCC
Answer: D) SNCC
The 1964 Freedom Summer aimed to:
A) Promote free speech rights
B) Register African American voters
C) Integrate public transportation
D) End racial segregation in schools
Answer: B) Register African American voters
The youth-led organization that organized the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was:
A) NAACP
B) SCLC
C) CORE
D) Youth March for Integrated Schools
Answer: B) SCLC
The “Mississippi Freedom Summer” aimed to:
A) Integrate public transportation
B) End racial segregation in schools
C) Register African American voters
D) Promote equal job opportunities
Answer: C) Register African American voters
The famous “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. during the:
A) March on Washington
B) Selma to Montgomery march
C) Greensboro Sit-In
D) Freedom Rides
Answer: A) March on Washington
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was founded in:
A) 1950
B) 1960
C) 1965
D) 1970
Answer: B) 1960
The “Freedom Schools” established during the civil rights movement aimed to:
A) Provide job training for African Americans
B) Integrate public transportation
C) Educate African Americans about their rights and encourage voter registration
D) Promote desegregation of schools
Answer: C) Educate African Americans about their rights and encourage voter registration
The civil rights activist who later became a prominent Congressman and wrote the graphic novel “March” was:
A) Rosa Parks
B) Malcolm X
C) John Lewis
D) Martin Luther King Jr.
Answer: C) John Lewis
The “Black Panther Party” was founded in:
A) 1960
B) 1966
C) 1970
D) 1980
Answer: B) 1966
The “Freedom Rides” were organized to challenge segregation in:
A) Voting booths
B) Schools
C) Interstate bus travel
D) Restaurants
Answer: C) Interstate bus travel
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on:
A) Age
B) Religion
C) Gender
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
The “March Against Fear” was initiated by which civil rights activist?
A) Stokely Carmichael
B) Malcolm X
C) Jesse Jackson
D) Huey Newton
Answer: A) Stokely Carmichael
The civil rights leader who coined the phrase “Black Power” was:
A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Malcolm X
C) Stokely Carmichael
D) John Lewis
Answer: C) Stokely Carmichael
The “Free Speech Movement” at the University of California, Berkeley, in the 1960s was primarily focused on:
A) Racial integration
B) Anti-war activism
C) Gender equality
D) Freedom of expression
Answer: D) Freedom of expression
The civil rights leader who emphasized “Black is Beautiful” and founded the “Afro-American Unity” organization was:
A) Malcolm X
B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) Jesse Jackson
D) John Lewis
Answer: A) Malcolm X
The civil rights organization that used nonviolent resistance and sit-ins to challenge segregation was:
A) SCLC
B) NAACP
C) SNCC
D) CORE
Answer: D) CORE
The “Brown Berets” were a youth organization associated with advocating for the rights of:
A) African Americans
B) Women
C) Native Americans
D) Mexican Americans
Answer: D) Mexican Americans
The civil rights activist who was known for her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus was:
A) Angela Davis
B) Ella Baker
C) Fannie Lou Hamer
D) Rosa Parks
Answer: D) Rosa Parks
The youth-led organization that aimed to integrate lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee, was the:
A) SCLC
B) NAACP
C) SNCC
D) CORE
Answer: C) SNCC
The Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 were part of a campaign for:
A) Desegregation of schools
B) Voting rights for African Americans
C) Equal employment opportunities
D) Integrated public transportation
Answer: B) Voting rights for African Americans
The civil rights leader who was known for his advocacy of nonviolent protest and was heavily influenced by Gandhi was:
A) Malcolm X
B) Stokely Carmichael
C) John Lewis
D) Martin Luther King Jr.
Answer: D) Martin Luther King Jr.
The civil rights activist who later became the first African American Supreme Court Justice was:
A) Thurgood Marshall
B) Jesse Jackson
C) Malcolm X
D) Eldridge Cleaver
Answer: A) Thurgood Marshall
The civil rights movement focused on advocating for Native American rights and sovereignty was the:
A) AIM
B) SNCC
C) SCLC
D) NAACP
Answer: A) AIM
The “Chicano Movement” aimed to improve the rights and conditions of:
A) African Americans
B) Asian Americans
C) Native Americans
D) Mexican Americans
Answer: D) Mexican Americans
The “American Indian Movement” (AIM) was founded in:
A) 1950
B) 1960
C) 1970
D) 1980
Answer: C) 1970
The civil rights activist who later became the mayor of Atlanta and ambassador to the United Nations was:
A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Malcolm X
C) Jesse Jackson
D) Andrew Young
Answer: D) Andrew Young
The civil rights leader who organized the “March Against Fear” and later ran for president was:
A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Malcolm X
C) Stokely Carmichael
D) Huey Newton
Answer: C) Stokely Carmichael
The “United Farm Workers” (UFW) movement, led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, aimed to improve the rights and conditions of:
A) African Americans
B) Women
C) Native Americans
D) Agricultural workers
Answer: D) Agricultural workers
The civil rights activist and labor leader who popularized the slogan “Si, se puede” was:
A) Malcolm X
B) Cesar Chavez
C) John Lewis
D) Stokely Carmichael
Answer: B) Cesar Chavez
The “Stonewall Riots” in 1969 are considered a pivotal moment in the:
A) African American civil rights movement
B) Women’s rights movement
C) LGBTQ+ rights movement
D) Chicano Movement
Answer: C) LGBTQ+ rights movement
The civil rights activist known for her work in women’s rights and her famous “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech was:
A) Angela Davis
B) Rosa Parks
C) Fannie Lou Hamer
D) Sojourner Truth
Answer: D) Sojourner Truth
The “Black Lives Matter” movement emerged in response to:
A) Economic inequality
B) Environmental issues
C) Police violence against African Americans
D) Religious discrimination
Answer: C) Police violence against African Americans
The civil rights activist who was an advocate for Native American sovereignty and environmental issues was:
A) Angela Davis
B) Rosa Parks
C) Vine Deloria Jr.
D) Fannie Lou Hamer
Answer: C) Vine Deloria Jr.
The civil rights movement that fought for the rights of people with disabilities is known as the:
A) Women’s Rights Movement
B) Deaf Rights Movement
C) Disability Rights Movement
D) Senior Citizens’ Movement
Answer: C) Disability Rights Movement
The “Women’s Liberation Movement” aimed to:
A) Improve the rights of African Americans
B) Advocate for LGBTQ+ rights
C) Promote religious freedom
D) Achieve gender equality
Answer: D) Achieve gender equality
The civil rights activist who organized the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) was:
A) Angela Davis
B) Rosa Parks
C) Fannie Lou Hamer
D) Sojourner Truth
Answer: C) Fannie Lou Hamer
The “Gay Liberation Front” was a prominent organization within the:
A) Civil rights movement
B) Women’s rights movement
C) LGBTQ+ rights movement
D) Disability rights movement
Answer: C) LGBTQ+ rights movement
The “Red Power Movement” aimed to advocate for the rights and sovereignty of:
A) African Americans
B) Asian Americans
C) Native Americans
D) Hispanic Americans
Answer: C) Native Americans
The civil rights leader who was the founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW) was:
A) Angela Davis
B) Gloria Steinem
C) Fannie Lou Hamer
D) Betty Friedan
Answer: D) Betty Friedan
The “Women of All Red Nations” (WARN) was a Native American women’s organization advocating for:
A) LGBTQ+ rights
B) Racial integration
C) Reproductive rights
D) Indigenous rights
Answer: D) Indigenous rights
The civil rights activist known for her involvement in the Chicano Movement and co-founding the “Farmworker Women’s Union” was:
A) Dolores Huerta
B) Angela Davis
C) Rosa Parks
D) Fannie Lou Hamer
Answer: A) Dolores Huerta
The “American Indian Women’s Service League” was an organization focused on:
A) Promoting racial integration
B) Advocating for indigenous rights and gender equality
C) Environmental protection
D) LGBTQ+ rights
Answer: B) Advocating for indigenous rights and gender equality
The “United American Indian Involvement” was an organization that aimed to provide support and resources for:
A) African Americans
B) Asian Americans
C) Native Americans
D) Hispanic Americans
Answer: C) Native Americans
The civil rights activist and lawyer who co-founded the “National Women’s Political Caucus” was:
A) Angela Davis
B) Bella Abzug
C) Gloria Steinem
D) Betty Friedan
Answer: B) Bella Abzug
The “Gray Panthers” organization focused on advocating for the rights and well-being of:
A) Senior citizens
B) African Americans
C) LGBTQ+ individuals
D) Children
Answer: A) Senior citizens
The “Women’s Army Corps” (WAC) was formed during which major conflict and was an important step toward integrating women into the military?
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Korean War
D) Vietnam War
Answer: B) World War II
The “Women’s Christian Temperance Union” (WCTU) advocated for:
A) Voting rights for African Americans
B) Gender equality
C) The prohibition of alcohol
D) LGBTQ+ rights
Answer: C) The prohibition of alcohol
