Letter from Birmingham Jail Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Letter from Birmingham Jail? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What year was Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court case that cleared the way for desegregation, decided?
1963
1968
1949
1954
Q. How many people attended the March on Washington in 1963?
50,000-75,000
A handful
75,000-150,000
200,000-300,000
Q. Who is credited with inspiring the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks
Ralph Abernathy
Montgomery Department of Parks and Rec
Q. Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
Morgan Freeman
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Q. What were the Freedom Rides intended to challenge?
Segregationist bus laws
The poll tax
Anti-unicycle laws
the KKK's motorcycle gang