Civil Rights Movement

Question 1

When was the ruling that decided ‘separate but equal’ had no place in education?

Answer 1

1954

Question 2

How many African Americans went to desegregated schools by 1956?

Answer 2

300,000

Question 3

How many African Americans still went to segregated schools by 1956?

Answer 3

240,000

Question 4

By 1964, what percent of African Americans went to fully integrated schools in the 11 southern states?

Answer 4

2%

Question 5

Which president took action after African American students were refused entry to Little Rock High School?

Answer 5

Eisenhower

Question 6

Who became famous for refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger?

Answer 6

Rosa Parks

Question 7

What percent of African Americans in Montgomery boycotted the buses?

Answer 7

99%

Question 8

What loss in revenue was suffered by the bus company?

Answer 8

65%

Question 9

What organisation supported the action taken to boycott the buses?

Answer 9

NAACP

Question 10

What further protest did the success of the boycott lead to?

Answer 10

Freedom Rides

Question 11

What civil rights group was set up by students?

Answer 11

SNCC

Question 12

What company did the SNCC target in Greensboro in 1960?

Answer 12

Woolworths

Question 13

In how many cities had lunch counters been desegregated by the end of 1960?

Answer 13

126

Question 14

In what city were freedom rides organised?

Answer 14

Birmingham

Question 15

Who had to intervene to protect the riders?

Answer 15

John F Kennedy