Civil Rights Movement Quiz

Try out this Civil Rights Movement quiz to test your knowledge. Civil Rights Movement trivia explores a pivotal era in American history, from the fight against segregation and voter suppression to the campaigns that transformed federal law.

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Question 1 · Medium · 20 pts
Which repeated phrase closes the famous ending of King's 1963 speech?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Brown v. Board of Education overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine from which earlier case in public education?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
What federal court ruling ended bus segregation in Montgomery in 1956?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Which military unit did President Dwight D. Eisenhower send to Little Rock in 1957?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
The Freedom Riders were testing which 1960 Supreme Court ruling against segregation in interstate bus terminal facilities?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
At the 1964 Democratic National Convention, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenged the seating of what kind of Mississippi delegation?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Fannie Lou Hamer gave nationally televised testimony before the credentials committee in which city in 1964?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Which constitutional amendment, ratified in 1964, banned poll taxes in federal elections?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
The Selma voting rights campaign focused heavily on which Alabama county?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Whose killing by an Alabama state trooper came during protests that preceded Bloody Sunday?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
About how long was the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Who was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 after refusing to give up her bus seat?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Which civil rights leader helped lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
The Little Rock Nine integrated what school in 1957?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
The lunch counter sit-in movement began in Greensboro in what state?

Which repeated phrase closes the famous ending of King's 1963 speech?

Brown v. Board of Education overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine from which earlier case in public education?

What federal court ruling ended bus segregation in Montgomery in 1956?

Which military unit did President Dwight D. Eisenhower send to Little Rock in 1957?

The Freedom Riders were testing which 1960 Supreme Court ruling against segregation in interstate bus terminal facilities?

At the 1964 Democratic National Convention, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenged the seating of what kind of Mississippi delegation?

Fannie Lou Hamer gave nationally televised testimony before the credentials committee in which city in 1964?

Which constitutional amendment, ratified in 1964, banned poll taxes in federal elections?

The Selma voting rights campaign focused heavily on which Alabama county?

Whose killing by an Alabama state trooper came during protests that preceded Bloody Sunday?

About how long was the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march?

Who was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 after refusing to give up her bus seat?

Which civil rights leader helped lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

The Little Rock Nine integrated what school in 1957?

The lunch counter sit-in movement began in Greensboro in what state?