Statistics for Civil Rights Quiz

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What US State is the city of Montgomery in?	Alabama	100%
Who refused to give up her bus seat to a white person?	Rosa Parks	100%
What happened to them?	They were arrested and fined	100%
What was the case that ruled racial segregation as constitutional called?	Plessy v. Ferguson	95%
What year did the Supreme Court rule that racial segregation was constitutional as 'separate but equal'?	1896	63%
Who became the new Chief Justice during the case (who supported civil rights)?	Earl Warren	58%
What year did the Brown v. Topeka case end and [Q4] was overruled?	1954	53%
When did the Montgomery Bus Boycott take place?	1955-1956	47%
Who was the schoolgirl that Brown v. Topeka was named after, who had to cross a dangerous rail crossing to get to the black school that was further away and worse than the local white school?	Linda Brown	42%
What was MLK elected as the chairman of during the Boycott?	The MIA	42%
What year was the Brown v. Topeka case brought to the Supreme Court?	1952	37%