LAWS
What is the separation of white and African American communities called?
Segregation
Which court is the highest court in the US?
Supreme Court
Who is the lady that refused to give up her seat on the bus? (She was also a grassroots Civil Rights activist for forty years)
Rosa Parks
What word means "representing a variety of races, ethnicities, and cultures"?
Who is allowed to federalize the National Guard?
the President
Which supreme court case allowed Herman Sweatt to attend UT Austin's law school?
Sweatt v. Painter
Which preacher became the face of the civil rights movement?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
This ended as a result of the Civil Rights Movement, bridging the forced gap between communities
Segregation
Why did most people in African American communities not vote?
the threat of violence against them and their families
Which supreme court case allowed public schools to become desegregated?
Brown v. Board of Education
What was the name of ONE of the student civil rights organizations?
SNCC or CORE
Did the workplace become more diverse, less diverse, or did it stay the same?
More diverse
What is the name of the law that allowed minorities to have equal employment opportunities and access to public facilities?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which Supreme court case allowed Jim and Mildred Loving to get married in their state?
Loving v. Virginia
Who was the President that signed the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Did the national identity become more diverse, less diverse, or did it stay the same?
More diverse
What law banned the use of poll taxes and literacy tests to prevent minorities from voting?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Which famous civil rights lawyer was the face of the legal battles of the 1950's and 1960's?
What group of students desegregated schools in Little Rock, Arkansas?
the Little Rock Nine
What movements did the Civil Rights movement inspire?
Multiple answers (Equal Rights Movement, LGBTQIA+ movement, the environment protection movements, etc.)