Civil Rights Movement
Activists pushed for equal rights under law. This topic is part of Civil Rights within Government & Society. This page currently draws on 5 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
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Civil Rights Movement trivia questions
The U.S. Civil Rights Movement fought primarily against what?
Answer: Racial segregation and discrimination
Bonus fact: Activists pushed for equal rights under law.
Which leader became famous for nonviolent civil-rights protest?
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.
Bonus fact: King drew on nonviolent resistance.
What 1964 law outlawed segregation in many public places and employment discrimination?
Answer: Civil Rights Act
Bonus fact: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was landmark federal legislation.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader of which movement?
Answer: Civil Rights Movement
Bonus fact: King advocated racial equality through nonviolent protest.
Joan Baez was strongly involved in which social movement?
Answer: Civil rights movement
Bonus fact: She performed at civil-rights events and antiwar demonstrations.