People
Gave a speech "I have a dream."
Martin Luther King
The Civil Rights Museum was located in
Memphis, TN
John F. Kennedy was able to pass a bill in
1964
15th and 19th
African Americans sit in diners to segregate the country.
Civil Rights Activist that began his March in 1965
James Meredith
Where did Martin Luther King give his speech, "I have a dream."
Washington, DC
1965
Freedom Writers hoped to accomplish
Desegregate public transportation across state borders
Martin Luther King stayed at the Lorraine Motel in what year?
1968
Birmingham
Sought to oppress African American life
Sharecropping, segregation in schools and public transportation, and restricted housing areas
What law was passed in 1965?
Voting Rights Act
Goal of the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project (3)
Register African American voters, establish freedom schools, & to get two seats at the democratic party
Martin Luther King was assassinated in what year?
1968
1991
Over 380 days
Civil Rights Act
Outlawed segregation in public facilities and public accommodations
1954
Assassinated between 1963-1968
Medgar Evers, John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King JR
The first Freedom Ride took place in
Washington, DC
What did Rosa Parks do?
She refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama
Segregated schools were unconstitutional
In 1946, the Supreme Court outlawed
Segregation on interstate travel