Quiz Me! - Era: Civil Rights Test your knowledge about the Civil Rights era. 1 / 10 “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever” was a proclamation of which politician in his gubernatorial inauguration speech? Ronald Regan George Wallace Lester Maddox Barry Golwater 2 / 10 Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, often referred to as the Great Dissenter? Earl Warren Thurgood Marshall Clarence Thomas Warren Burger 3 / 10 Who is known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement? Susan B. Anthony Elizabeth Cady Stanton Ruby Bridges Rosa Parks 4 / 10 Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. proclaim, “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’” Outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Marching in San Francisco, California On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. From a jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama 5 / 10 Which landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down racial discrimination in jury selections? Hernandez v. Texas Brown v. Board of Education Gideon v. Wainwright Sweatt v. Painter 6 / 10 The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was… a response to pressure from African American veterans of WWII NONE of the above Signed by President Eisenhower ALL of the above the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction 7 / 10 Hector P. Garcia’s American GI Forum focused on all of the following except: Repatriation back to Mexico Public housing Education Veteran’s benefits for Mexican Americans 8 / 10 Which of the following is true about Cesar Chavez? He led the resistance to the practice of boycotting of goods and products He fought against the unionization of workers He took responsibility for his family and became a farm worker at a young age He grew in an affluent family and did not experience the hardships of the Great Depression 9 / 10 Orbal Faubus was the Governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967. During his time in office he Used the Arkansas National Guard to stop African-American students from school integration Asked President Eisenhower to aid in the integration of the public school system in Arkansas Promoted Civil Rights for the citizens of Arkansas through public programs and education Was not afraid to disrupt the status quo and ordered Arkansas schools to desegregate 10 / 10 Who chose to close his restaurant rather than comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964? George Wallace Strom Thurmond Orval Faubus Lester Maddox Your score is Try another 10!
