8.2 The Civil Rights Movement

• The Civil Rights Movement aimed to end segregation, secure voting rights, and eliminate discrimination.

  True
• What were the key goals of the Civil Rights Movement?

  Legal and social equality
• Steps taken to achieve the goals of the Civil Rights Movement

  1️⃣ Legal challenges

  2️⃣ Nonviolent protests

  3️⃣ Marches

  4️⃣ Lobbying for legislation

  5️⃣ Legislative action
• Match the key figure with their role in the Civil Rights Movement:

  Martin Luther King Jr. ↔️ Charismatic leader, nonviolent resistance

  Rosa Parks ↔️ Sparked the Montgomery bus boycott

  Malcolm X ↔️ Promoted Black empowerment
• What were the two significant Supreme Court cases and legislative acts that advanced the Civil Rights Movement's goals?

  Brown v. Board, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act
• What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s primary method of protest?

  Nonviolent civil disobedience
• What was Malcolm X known for promoting in the Civil Rights Movement?

  Black empowerment
• The Civil Rights Movement aimed to end segregation, secure voting rights, and eliminate discrimination.


  True
• Chronological order of major events in the Civil Rights Movement:

  1️⃣ Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

  2️⃣ Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)

  3️⃣ March on Washington (1963)

  4️⃣ Civil Rights Act of 1964

  5️⃣ Voting Rights Act of 1965
• The March on Washington in 1963 led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.


  True
• Match the protest or demonstration with its example:

  Protests and demonstrations ↔️ March on Washington

  Legislative action ↔️ Voting Rights Act of 1965

  Legal challenges ↔️ Brown v. Board of Education
• Jim Crow laws legalized segregation and denied Black Americans equal rights.
• Match the organization with its role in the Civil Rights Movement:

  NAACP ↔️ Led legal challenges

  SNCC ↔️ Organized student-led protests

  SCLC ↔️ Coordinated civil rights activities
• The arrest of Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery bus boycott
• What did the Supreme Court rule in Brown v. Board of Education?

  Segregation unconstitutional
• What is the strategy of nonviolent civil disobedience?

  Peaceful resistance
• Landmark Supreme Court cases like Brown v. Board of Education advanced the goals of the Civil Rights Movement.
• Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for nonviolent civil disobedience as a key strategy of the Civil Rights Movement.


  True
• The SCLC, led by Martin Luther King Jr., coordinated civil rights activities.
• The Brown v. Board of Education (1954) decision declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
• What were the primary goals of the Civil Rights Movement?

  End segregation, secure voting rights, eliminate discrimination
• Match the organization with its leader:

  SCLC ↔️ Martin Luther King Jr.

  SNCC ↔️ No single leader
• Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott.
• The Montgomery Bus Boycott ended segregation on Montgomery buses.
• What is the strategy of nonviolent civil disobedience described as?

  Peaceful resistance to unjust laws
• What were the key goals of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States?

  Ending segregation, securing voting rights, eliminating discrimination
• Order the following events based on their chronological occurrence:

  1️⃣ Jim Crow Laws enforced

  2️⃣ Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

  3️⃣ Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)

  4️⃣ Civil Rights Act of 1964

  5️⃣ Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott.
• Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for nonviolent civil disobedience.

  True
• Chronological order of major events in the Civil Rights Movement

  1️⃣ Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

  2️⃣ Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)

  3️⃣ March on Washington (1963)

  4️⃣ Civil Rights Act of 1964

  5️⃣ Voting Rights Act of 1965

  6️⃣ Selma to Montgomery Marches (1965)
• The Selma to Montgomery marches were violent protests.

  False
• What are examples of nonviolent civil disobedience used during the Civil Rights Movement?

  Sit-ins, Freedom Rides
• What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit?

  Discrimination
• Racial disparities in education and housing remain challenges today.


  True
• What were the two landmark pieces of legislation that advanced the goals of the Civil Rights Movement?

  Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act
• Which organization was the oldest and largest civil rights organization, focusing on legal challenges?

  NAACP
• Jim Crow Laws legalized segregation and denied Black Americans equal rights.


  True
• Steps taken by SNCC

  1️⃣ Organized student-led protests

  2️⃣ Organized voter registration drives
• The oldest and largest civil rights organization, the NAACP, led legal challenges.
• What strategy did Martin Luther King Jr. advocate for during the Civil Rights Movement?

  Nonviolent civil disobedience