Civil Rights Unit Test

Question 1

What was the decision and impact of Brown vs. Board of Education on desegregation?

Answer 1

Segregation in schools was struck down; schools were made integrated

Question 2

How did Strom Thurmond oppose the civil rights movement?

Answer 2

(Senator from South Carolina) he issued the first draft of the Southern Manifesto, which opposed integration and condemned Brown v. Board

Question 3

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Answer 3

A civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating.

Question 4

How did Arkansas governor Orval Faubus oppose the civil rights movement?

Answer 4

He ordered the National Guard to block the entry of Little Rock 9 into Little Rock Central High School

Question 5

Who were the Clinton 12 and how was Gov. Frank Clement involved?

Answer 5

The Clinton 12 were 12 black students who wanted to attend newly integrated Clinton High School in Tennessee. Governor Frank Clement ordered state troopers and the national guard to keep the peace

Question 6

Who were the Little Rock 9?

Answer 6

The Little Rock 9 were 9 black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School. President Eisenhower sent troops down to maintain control and protect the students