What form of desegregation were the Freedom Riders challenging?
Interstate travel
Schools
Restaurants
Where was Emmett Till visiting when he was murdered?
Montgomery, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Money, Mississippi
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
1 day
381 days
209 days
Which president signed the 1957 Civil Rights Act?
Dwight D Eisenhower
Lyndon B Johnson
John F Kennedy
Who was a member of the Little Rock Nine?
Elizabeth Eckford
Ella Baker
James Meredith
Where was the first sit-in protest against segregated dining areas held?
Nashville, Tennessee
Houston, Texas
Greensboro, North Carolina
Which lawyer from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was appointed as the first African American senior federal judge by President Kennedy in 1962?
Oliver Brown
Thurgood Marshall
Earl Warren
Who was the local commissioner for public safety in Birmingham during the march of 1963?
Eugene ‘Bull’ Connor
Orval Faubus
George Wallace
How much did President Johnson pledge to spend on supporting the poorest in society?
$50 million
$250 million
$800 million
Who did the Southern Christian Leadership Conference work closely with to emphasise the good morals of those fighting for civil rights?
Hospitals
Churches
Universities