Assessment Civil Rights

End of unit assessment – The Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968

Source A – Troops outside of Little Rock Central High School, Arkansas, September 1957

(a) Using source A and your own knowledge describe events at Little Rock Central High School in 1957.

(8 Marks)

Source (B)

(b) Source B was created during the aftermath of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Describe what the cartoonist is suggesting by relating to events in Montgomery during 1955-1956. (8)

Source C – Martin Luther King delivering his “I have a dream” speech, Washington 1963

(c) The Washington march and speech was the most important event of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Do you agree? Explain your answer. (12 Marks)