Civil Right Movement Paper 1

Question 1

NAACP

Answer 1

1909

National Association of the Advancement of Colored People

Question 2

Brown v Board

Answer 2

1954

the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional

Question 3

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Answer 3

1955

African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating

Question 4

Freedom Rides

Answer 4

1961

student activists from the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) launched the Freedom Rides to challenge segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals.

Question 5

Little Rock Nine

Answer 5

1957

group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School

Question 6

Voting Rights Act

Answer 6

1965

Question 7

Civil Rights Act

Answer 7

1964

Question 8

Mississippi Freedom Summer

Answer 8

1964

College students

Goal: increase voter registration among African Americans in Mississippi

Question 9

of eligible AA voters

Answer 9

35%

Question 10

Watts Riots

Answer 10

1992

Question 11

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