Key Events

Question 1

Who was the first woman to refuse her seat on a Montgomery bus?

Answer 1

Claudette Colvin

Question 2

When did the Montgomery Bus Boycott officially start?

Answer 2

December 5, 1955

Question 3

When did the Montgomery Bus Boycott officially end?

Answer 3

December 20, 1956

Question 4

Who was the main leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Answer 4

Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 6

What was the main purpose of Executive Order 9981?

Answer 6

To end segregation in the U.S. military

Question 7

Who signed Executive Order 9981?

Answer 7

President Harry S. Truman

Question 8

In what year was Executive Order 9981 signed?

Answer 8

1948

Question 9

What was a major effect of Executive Order 9981?

Answer 9

The military became integrated

Question 11

What was the main issue in Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 11

Segregation in public schools

Question 12

Why was Brown v. Board important for the Civil Rights Movement?

Answer 12

It helped start big changes in civil rights laws

Question 13

What was the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board?

Answer 13

Segregation in schools is illegal

Question 14

What earlier case did Brown v. Board of Education overturn?

Answer 14

Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 16

What ruling made the Little Rock Nine’s actions possible?

Answer 16

Brown v. Board of Education

Question 17

How did President Eisenhower respond to the resistance in Little Rock?

Answer 17

He sent the U.S. Army to protect the students

Question 18

Which best describes the treatment of the Little Rock Nine at school?

Answer 18

They were bullied and treated very badly

Question 19

What was the primary goal of the Little Rock Nine?

Answer 19

To integrate the schools

Question 21

How old was Emmett Till when he was murdered?

Answer 21

14 years old

Question 22

What was Emmett Till accused of doing?

Answer 22

Whistling at a white woman

Question 23

Why was Emmett Till’s funeral an open casket funeral?

Answer 23

His mom wanted people to see what was done to him

Question 24

What was an immediate response by Americans to Emmett Till’s murder?

Answer 24

Many joined the civil rights movement

Question 26

Who led the sit-in at the Greensboro Lunch Counter?

Answer 26

Four Black college students

Question 27

The Greensboro Lunch Counter helped lead to the passage of what?

Answer 27

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 28

What short-term effect did the Greensboro Lunch Counter sit-in have on Greensboro?

Answer 28

The lunch counter was desegregated

Question 29

The Greensboro Lunch Counter sit-in was inspired by who?

Answer 29

Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 31

What was the main purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Answer 31

To protect Black Americans’ right to vote

Question 32

What event helped build national support for the Voting Rights Act?

Answer 32

The Selma to Montgomery march

Question 33

Which of these was banned by the Voting Rights Act?

Answer 33

Literacy tests and unfair voting rules

Question 34

What happened in 2013 that changed the Voting Rights Act?

Answer 34

A Supreme Court decision removed some protections

Question 36

How was Malcolm X’s early life and what branch of Islam did he follow?

Answer 36

Tough childhood, followed the Nation of Islam

Question 37

What was Malcolm’s opinion of white Americans and Black Americans?

Answer 37

He believed they should be separate at first

Question 38

What was Malcolm X’s political ideology and view on MLK's protests?

Answer 38

He didn’t agree with nonviolence and thought MLK was too peaceful

Question 39

What factors led to Malcolm X’s assassination?

Answer 39

He left the Nation of Islam and they were angry with him

Question 41

Who stood in the doorway at the University of Alabama?

Answer 41

Governor George Wallace

Question 42

Why did George Wallace stand in the doorway?

Answer 42

To stop Black students from entering the university

Question 43

Which two students were trying to register for classes?

Answer 43

Vivian Malone and James Hood

Question 44

What action did President Kennedy take to resolve the situation?

Answer 44

He sent federal troops to let the students in

Question 46

What major event does the video focus on in relation to MLK's legacy?

Answer 46

The March on Washington and "I Have a Dream" speech

Question 47

What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 47

To free slaves in Confederate states

Question 48

What was the outcome of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

Answer 48

It allowed segregation (“separate but equal”)

Question 49

Why was President Lyndon B. Johnson able to pass the Civil Rights Act?

Answer 49

He used JFK’s death to gain support and pushed Congress