Civil Rights Movement Day 2

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  1. What president ordered Federal Marshals to escort James Meredith to school?
  2. Links to reference material:
    Riots in schools

    Your answer:
    President Johnson
    President Eisenhower
    President Kennedy
    President Washington


  3. James Meredith became the first black student to enroll at what college?
  4. Links to reference material:
    Riots in schools

    Your answer:
    Disney University
    University of Mississippi
    University of Alabama
    University of Florida


  5. What happened at the university?
  6. Links to reference material:
    Riots in school

    Your answer:
    Everyone quit going to classes
    Students held anti-university demonstration
    He was welcomed with open arms
    Riots broke out


  7. What was the most segregated city in the South in the 1960s?
  8. Links to reference material:
    Segregated

    Your answer:


  9. In 1963, Dr. King and two other ministers led a protest march in Birmingham, Alabama.
  10. Links to reference material:
    Segregated

    Your answer:
    True False


  11. As a result of the protest march, what happened to Dr. King and the other two ministers?
  12. Links to reference material:
    Segregated

    Your answer:


    The March

  13. What event came to symbolize the civil rights movement. It is shown in this picture.
  14. Links to reference material:
    The March

    Your answer:
    The March on Washington
    Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech
    Rosa Parks
    The students admitted to Central High School


  15. How many people marched to Washington?
  16. Links to reference material:
    The March

    Your answer:
    only 500 people
    1000 people
    over 200,000 people
    no more than 150,000


  17. Marchers were to march from Selma to
  18. Links to reference material:
    Selma

    Your answer:
    Montgomery
    Washington
    Atlanta
    Birmingham


  19. The March from Selma became known as
  20. Links to reference material:
    Selma

    Your answer:


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