The Civil Rights Movement

Learn about the Civil Rights Movement with our 5th-grade worksheet!

Matching 1-5 the forced separation of different racial groups segregation breaking the rules of the US Constitution unconstitutional giving up something as a form of protest boycott the rights that citizens have that grant them social and political freedom civil rights unfair treatment of people based on race, gender, age, or other physical factors discrimination 6. What was the Civil Rights Movement? a social movement in the 1950s and 1960s a push for desegregation a push to end discrimination all of the above 7. What Supreme Court case ended racial segregation in schools? Thurgood v. Marshall Brown v. Board of Education Plessy v. Ferguson Johnson v. King 8. What is Rosa Parks best known for? complying with all rules delivering a moving speech refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus representing Civil Rights as a lawyer 9. Who became the face of the Civil Rights Movement? John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Rosa Parks Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 10. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last? Only 1 day 1 month 6 months over 1 year 11. What types of protests did Civil Rights leaders believe in? riots nonviolent police enforced aggressive 12. Who continued to push for Civil Rights in legislation in Washington after the assassination of JFK? Rosa Parks FDR Cesar Chavez Lyndon B. Johnson 13. Who formed the National Farm Workers Association in 1962? Martin Luther King, Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson Cesar Chavez Rosa Parks 14. What was the purpose of the National Farm Workers Association? to improve working conditions for farmers to push for better pay for farmers to improve the treatment of farmers all of the above 15. Which best describes Thurgood Marshall? the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court the first African American to lead nonviolent protests the lawyer that won the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education both a and c