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US Civil Rights

US Civil Rights Quiz

Rights preventing the infringement of personal freedom by other social actors

This quiz has 19 questions

Q1. When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

Q2. Which amendment abolished slavery?

Q3. Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

Q4. Which civil rights activist famously refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama?

Q5. Which African American civil rights leader delivered the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech in 1963?

Q6. What was the name of the court case that led to the desegregation of schools in the United States?

Q7. Who was the first African American President of the United States?

Q8. Which civil rights organization was founded by Martin Luther King Jr.?

Q9. Which amendment guarantees the right to vote regardless of race or color?

Q10. Who initiated the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955?

Q11. Which legislation outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?

Q12. Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Q13. Which African American woman famously fought for voting rights and gender equality?

Q14. Who refused to give up her seat on a bus in 1955, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Q15. Which civil rights activist was known for her work with the Underground Railroad?

Q16. Who founded the student nonviolent coordinating committee (SNCC) in 1960?

Q17. Which African American athlete famously protested racial inequality by raising his fist at the 1968 Olympics?

Q18. Which Supreme Court case established the separate but equal doctrine?

Q19. Which civil rights activist was the leader of the Nation of Islam during the 1960s?