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This civil rights leader promoted nonviolent civil disobedience inspired by Christian principles.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Activists rode interstate buses to test whether federal desegregation laws were being enforced during this event.
What were the Freedom Rides?
This historical monument was the location of MLK's famous "I have a Dream" speech.
What was the Lincoln Memorial?
This protest tactic was perfected by students at lunch counters and other businesses.
What were sit-ins?
This open casket funeral sparked outrage against segregation in America.
What is the funeral of Emmett Till?
This president issued an executive order desegregating the U.S. armed forces in 1948.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
This event, used in the Alabama, showed that financial pressure could force social change.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This Southern city gained national attention when images of police brutality against protesters and bombing scenes of the 16th street Baptist Church were broadcast across the country.
What is Birmingham?
This 1964 law banned segregation in public places and discrimination in employment.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
You have the right to remain silent is granted by this Warren Court decision.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
These nine students became a national symbol when they integrated Central High School under federal protection.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?
This major music event was the location of protest against both the Vietnam War and civil rights abuses.
What is Woodstock?
This location was the site of Malcolm X's conversion to Sunni Islam.
What as Mecca?
This Supreme Court case ruled that segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Malcom X went from the state penitentiary to leading this religious organization.
What was the Nation of Islam?
This Attorney General was assisinated in Los Angeles.
Who was Robert F Kennedy?
The publication of this book caused women to rethink their role in society.
What is the Feminine Mystique?
This Kansas city was the location of the landmark Supreme Court case that ended school segregation.
What is Topeka?
This president sent federal troops to enforce a Supreme Court ruling on school integration in Little Rock.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This Warren Court decision grants you the right to an attorney if you cannot afford one.
This legal eagle led the way to abolishing racial segregation laws in America.
Who was Chief Justice Earl Warren?
After leaving Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, MLK was called as the co-pastor of this Atlanta Church.
What is Ebenezer Baptist Church?
In which Mississippi city was civil rights leader Medgar Evers assassinated?
What is Jackson, Mississippi
This doctrine, overturned by Brown v. Board, had justified segregation since 1896.
What is “separate but equal”?
This Warren Court decision struck down laws banning interracial marriage.
What is Loving v. Virginia?