Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Movement Quiz

1954–1968 U.S. nonviolent social movement

This quiz has 25 questions

Q1. Which event marked the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement in the United States?

Q2. Which civil rights organization employed nonviolent tactics such as sit-ins and freedom rides?

Q3. Who was an iconic figure and leader of the Civil Rights Movement?

Q4. Which event led to the desegregation of schools in the United States?

Q5. What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Q6. In which city did the first lunch counter sit-in take place?

Q7. Who was the first African American to be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States?

Q8. What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Q9. Which event was a nonviolent protest against the segregation of interstate bus terminals?

Q10. Who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Q11. Which event resulted in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Q12. Who was the leader of the Nation of Islam during the Civil Rights Movement?

Q13. Which organization organized the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963?

Q14. What important legislation was passed in response to the Selma to Montgomery marches?

Q15. Which Civil Rights leader coined the phrase 'Black Power'?

Q16. What year was the Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act, signed into law?

Q17. Who was the first African American student to attend the University of Mississippi?

Q18. What organization was formed as a result of the merging of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Southern Conference Education Fund?

Q19. What was the purpose of the Black Panther Party?

Q20. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude?

Q21. Which Civil Rights leader organized the Freedom Summer campaign?

Q22. Who was the Governor of Alabama who famously attempted to block the desegregation of the University of Alabama?

Q23. What was the name of the initiative that provided federal funds to improve the economic conditions of Native Americans?

Q24. Who was the first African American to serve as Secretary of State of the United States?

Q25. Which Civil Rights organization organized the 'Freedom Rides' in 1961?