Early opposition to the civil rights movement | History

Starter quiz

The ______ laws enforced segregation in American society in every southern state and some northern states
- 'Jim Crow' ✓
Which court case in 1896 ruled that segregation was legal so long as it was ‘separate but equal’?
- Plessy v Ferguson ✓
- Brown v Topeka
- grandfather clause
Place the events of the civil rights movement in order, starting with the earliest.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Brown V Topeka
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  The start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Little Rock
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Crusade for Citizenship
Which of the following groups opposed the 1957 Civil Rights Act?
- the White Citizens Council (WCC) ✓
- the Ku Klux Klan ✓
- southern Democrats ✓
Which of the following statements accurately describes what happened when Elizabeth Eckford turned up at Little Rock High alone?
- She was able to walk into the school
- She faced the National Guard ✓
- She faced an angry crowd calling for her to by lyched ✓
In which of the following civil rights events was Martin Luther King Jr involved?
- The SCLCs ‘Crusade for Citizenship' ✓
- Meetings with Eisenhower that led to the passing of the 1957 Civil Rights Act ✓
- Leading the the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) ✓
- Founding the NAACP