Why did Martin Luther King lead marches in Chicago?A.To protest unfair housing lawsB.To protest bad sanitationC.To protest riotsD.To protest Republican lawmakers

Martin Luther King, Jr. was involved in many civil rights activities and organizations during the 1950s and early 1960s. One of the earliest was during the Montgomery bus boycott where he encouraged protesters to do what? A. march in the streets to block the bus routes B. surround the buses so white riders couldn’t board C. only take the bus at night D. extend the boycott

Why were the Selma to Montgomery marches significant to the civil rights movement?A.They led directly to federal intervention on behalf of African Americans.B.They demonstrated the conflict between violent and nonviolent camps of the movement.C.They attracted national sympathy for a nonviolent movement that was being attacked with violence.D.They showed that segregation was by nature discriminatory.

Which event occurred following the Selma and Montgomery marches for voting rights?Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama.The Voting Rights Act was passed.Three civil rights workers were murdered outside of Philadelphia, Mississippi.President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.

What was an effect of peaceful protests organized by Martin Luther King Jr.?A.The violence used by segregationists against the protests was shown across the country.B.The methods had no impact against violence.C.The leadership of the protests disagreed with Martin Luther King Jr.D.All of the above

The civil rights movement’s success was the result of both formal actions by various branches of the federal government (political and legal action) and the actions of various groups in society putting pressure on government officials to strengthen civil rights protections for African Americans (social movement action).Identify the political and legal actions and social movement actions below.Political and Legal ActionMartin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”Civil Rights Act of 1964Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycotts (1955)Voting Rights Act of 1965Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee formed to organize protests, sit-ins, freedom ridesBrown v. Board of Education (1954)President Eisenhower sending 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce the integration of Central High SchoolSocial Movement Action