Civil Rights Movement Quiz

The full name given to the protest in which MLK gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech was called what?

The March On Washington

The March On Washington for Equality and Justice

The March On Washington for Civil Rights

The March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Which of the following does NOT accurately state one of the ideologies of the Black Panther Party?

Black supremacy

Self defense

Marxism-Leninism

Anti-imperialism

How many race riots occurred during the "long hot summer" of 1967?

117

159

Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 by members of what organization?

The Ku Klux Klan

The NAACP

The Nation of Islam

The White Citizens Council

While on his pilgrimage to Mecca, Malcolm X suspected that he was being followed by members of what organization?

The Nation of Islam

The FBI

The CIA

The KKK

In 1964, the Federal Bureau of Investigation sent Martin Luther King, Jr., a letter urging him to do what?

March peacefully

Cease doing justice work

Endorse Barry Goldwater for President

Kill himself

Martin Luther King Jr. Described himself as which of the following?

Republican

Democrat

Socialist

Communist

Nina Simone, famed singer, pianist, and civil rights activist, advocated for which of the following?

A New Renaissance

Social consciousness through art

A black world

Violent revolution

Martin Luther King Jr. Described riots as what?

"The antithesis of the movement"

"The language of the unheard"

"Ineffective and counterproductive"

"Necessary against the evils of racism and the evils of militarism"

Unlock and Upgrade