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Civil Right Lesson 2 - Selma to Montgomery, James Meredith, March on Washington, Civil Rights Act of 1964
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- Q1Selma To Mongomery - President John Kennedy oversaw the signing of the Civil Rights Act 1964.falsetrueTrue or False30s
- Q2Selma To Montgomery - Where was a church bombed?MontgomeryBirminghamSelmaMarion30s
- Q3Selma To Montgomery - What does the word "massive" mean in the first sentence?admiredinvolvedhugequiet30s
- Q4Selma To Montgomery - Why were the people in Marion Alabama demonstratingThey wanted segregated schoolsThey wanted equal housingThey wanted to register more African Americans to voteThey wanted equal payu30s
- Q5Selma To Montgomery - Who led a tribute march after the first attempt to march to Mongomery?George WallaceDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.President KennedyPresident Lyndon Johnson30s
- Q6Selma To Montgomery - How many people reached Montgomery?100,0006003,20025,00030s
- Q7Selma To Montgomery - What happened to the Marcher on their first attempt to march to montgomeryThey were met just six blocks from their starting point by members of the law. They were beaten and tear gassed.They changed their location.They were escorted by law enforcement to governors mansionThey disbanded due to the distance to Montgomery30s
- Q8James Meredith - All public schools in the United States were integrated after 1954.falsetrueTrue or False30s
- Q9James Meredith - Where is the University of Mississippi located?Oxford, MississippiTopeka, KansasHattiesburg, MississippiMontgomery Alabama30s
- Q10James Meredith - Who was governor of Mississippi in the 1950sThurgood MarshallJohn KennedyJames MeredithRoss Marnett30s
- Q11James Meredith - The University of Mississippi rejected each of James Meredith's application for admittancetruefalseTrue or False30s
- Q12James Meredith - How many marshals were deputized to help Meredith enroll?over 300a dozenunter 2005030s
- Q13March on Washington - The "March on Washington" was held in August of 1941'falsetrueTrue or False30s
- Q14March on Washington - Using clues from the story, what is a coalition?a teama small groupa distinct groupa combined group30s
- Q15March on Washington - How many people showed up for the march?about what was expecteda lot less than expectedno onea lot more than expected30s