Quiz Me! - Era: Civil Rights Test your knowledge about the Civil Rights era. 1 / 10 After defying law that required desegregation, Lester Maddox used the publicity to Successfully run for the office of Governor of Georgia Open more restaurants that continued to segregate patrons Change course and embrace desegregation in his place of business Run for the U.S. Senate 2 / 10 Based upon the First Amendment freedom of assembly, Cesar Chavez founded what organization in 1962? International Brotherhood of Teamsters United Mine Workers of America National Farm Workers Association United Auto Workers 3 / 10 Prior to The American Indian Citizenship Act,... Native Americans were not allowed to serve in the U.S. military Native Americans had to surrender their tribal citizenship Native Americans were subject to inconsistencies in state laws regarding citizenship Native Americans had gained full citizenship status through the 14th Amendment 4 / 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 Was not afraid to disrupt the status quo and ordered Arkansas schools to desegregate Promoted Civil Rights for the citizens of Arkansas through public programs and education 5 / 10 This document written by Martin Luther King, Jr. is considered the manifesto of the civil rights movement Civil Rights Act of 1964 “I Have a Dream” speech Letter from a Birmingham Jail Fourteenth Amendment 6 / 10 The addition of Medicare to the Social Security Act, the Voting Rights Act, and additional welfare programs were part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society Legislative work as a U.S. Senator Contract with America New Deal 7 / 10 What was one effect of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education? It overruled Hernandez v. Texas Immediate desegregation in the south It overruled Plessy v. Ferguson Creation of the NAACP 8 / 10 Which governor ordered his state’s National Guard to stop nine young African-American students from integrating Little Rock High School? Rick Perry Bill Clinton Orval Faubus Mike Huckabee 9 / 10 Often seen as the founder of the modern conservative movement within the Republican Party, Barry Goldwater lost in a landslide election to which U.S. President? Harry Truman John F. Kennedy Bill Clinton Lyndon B. Johnson 10 / 10 Who is the author of the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail?” Ralph Waldo Emerson Chief Justice Earl Warren Henry David Thoreau Martin Luther King, Jr. Your score is Try another 10!
