The American Civil Rights Movement

In which city did Martin Luther King Jr make his 'I have a dream' speech?

New York

Chicago

Birmingham

Washington DC

For how many days was the Civil Rights Act delayed in the United States Senate by a filibuster?

104

When was the clause 'nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law' written into US law?

1865

1868

1954

1964

Which Supreme Court ruling sanctioned segregation (so long as the facilities were equal) in 1869?

Plessy v. Ferguson

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Korematsu v. United States

Muller v. Oregon

Who served as chief attorney for the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 1955?

Charles Hamilton Houston

Constance Baker Motley

Jack Greenberg

Thurgood Marshall

Which President deployed federal troops to guard the 'Little Rock Nine' on the integration of an Arkansas high school?

Lyndon B. Johnson

John F. Kennedy

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Harry S. Truman

How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?

381 days

175 days

87 days

32 days

What was the surname of the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court case which ruled laws banning interracial marriage unconstitutional?

Pace

Loving

Bazile

Kennedy

What is the distance from Selma to Montgomery, a march taken by thousands in 1965 during the campaign for voting rights?

30 miles

54 miles

57 miles

87 miles

On which attempt did protesters complete the march from Selma to Montgomery safely?

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Which of these Civil Rights oppositionists ordered high-intensity fire hoses and police dogs on peaceful protesters in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963?

Eugene Connor

Richard Russell

George Wallace

Strom Thurmond

Which of these Civil Rights organisations was Martin Luther King involved in founding?

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Which of these Civil Rights organisations was founded first?

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Congress Of Racial Equality (CORE)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Which Civil Rights leader commented that the assassination of JFK was a matter of 'the chickens coming home to roost'?

Martin Luther King Jr

Malcolm X

W.E.B. Du Bois

A. Philip Randolph

During which year did Martin Luther King write his 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'?

1961

1962

1963

1964

Which of these people was not arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?

15-year-old Claudette Colvin

Rosa Parks

Jackie Robinson

Ella Baker

Which of these statements was not reportedly made by Ella Baker?

'My theory is, strong people don't need strong leaders.'

'We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes.'

'Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.'

'I've never credited myself with a professional life. But, basically, it has been that.'

In addition to Martin Luther King, how many American's have their birthday observed as a national holiday?

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