Chapter 29—Civil Rights Movement Review Sheet
Instructions: Answer the following questions on a SEPARATE sheet of paper.
1. Define and describe the court cases that greatly influenced the segregation system.
2. The “Brown v. Board of Education” decision led to what? Describe the situation.
3. Describe the events leading up to the “Montgomery Bus Boycott”.
a. Who was involved? What was their role?
b. What were the results of the bus boycott? Both immediate and long term?
4. Describe MLK’s approach to gaining equality.
5. What was the goal of MLK and the SCLC?
6. Describe the “Freedom Riders” event—what occurred—who helped—why?
7. Who is James Meredith?
8. What happened on the “March to Washington”? Was the march successful? Why or why not
9. Describe the “Freedom Summer”.
10. What was Fannie Lou Hamer’s purpose? Was it successful?
11. Define and describe both “de facto segregation” and “de jure segregation”. Give an example of
each.
12. Where and why did riots break out in the North?
13. Who was Malcom X? What message was he sending to many African Americans?
14. Describe the “Ballots of Bullets” situation—what did Malcom X fear?
15. Define and describe the “Black Power” movement.
a. Who were important leaders?
b. What was the message being sent?
c. Did MLK agree?
16. Describe the “Blank Panthers” what contributions did the make to the civil rights movement?
17. When/how was MLK assassinated?
a. How did the public respond?
b. How did the Kennedy’s respond?
18. What did the Civil Rights Act of 1968 accomplish? (both politically and socially)
19. What still needed to happen for African Americans to gain equality even after the Civil Rights Act
of 1968?
20. Identify two reasons that a strong willingness to fight and sacrifice for civil rights developed
among African Americans in the late 50s and 60s.