Quiz Me! - People: Civil RightsTest your knowledge about people in the Civil Rights era! 1 / 10Who was the first Mexican American to receive the American Medal of Freedom? Hector P. Garcia Cesar Chavez Henry Bonilla Sonia Sotomayor 2 / 10Orbal Faubus was the Governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967. During his time in office he 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 Used the Arkansas National Guard to stop African-American students from school integration Promoted Civil Rights for the citizens of Arkansas through public programs and education 3 / 10“Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever” was a proclamation of which politician in his gubernatorial inauguration speech? George Wallace Ronald Regan Barry Golwater Lester Maddox 4 / 10Delores Huerta saw the hunger and poverty associated with immigrant workers and their children. As a result she Directed the national grape boycott Continued her work as a teacher Chaired the 1972 Republican National Convention Worked to limit the power of collective bargaining rights 5 / 10Which governor ordered his state’s National Guard to stop nine young African-American students from integrating Little Rock High School? Mike Huckabee Orval Faubus Bill Clinton Rick Perry 6 / 10The Black Panthers were An African-American military unit that fought in World War II A group of politicians accused by Joseph McCarthy of promoting communism A radical group with a revolutionary agenda to stop oppression of African Americans An integral part of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s nonviolent approach in the fight for civil rights 7 / 10In her 1963 book, The Feminie Mystique, Betty Friedan attributed her views on the the plight of women to An abundance of women elected throughout the United States to political offices The inclusion of women as equal employees in the work environment The passing of the Equal Rights Amendment in the United States Women being judged on the merits of their husband and children rather than themselves 8 / 10In his open letter rebuking eight clergymen who opposed his views on civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr. urged people to take part in... A march in Selma, Alabama Protests against unfair hiring practices Nonviolent civil disobedience Segregation ordinances 9 / 10After defying law that required desegregation, Lester Maddox used the publicity to Change course and embrace desegregation in his place of business Successfully run for the office of Governor of Georgia Open more restaurants that continued to segregate patrons Run for the U.S. Senate 10 / 10Which is not an effect of the work of Betty Friedan? The creation of the National Organization for Women The repeal of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution Laws that prohibited sex discrimination in the workplace Establishing the modern women’s movement Your score is Try another 10!
