Civil Rights People
An African-American woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger
Who is Rosa Parks
The separation of people by race
What is Segregation
Young people who went to segregated lunch counters participated in what
What are Sit-ins
Sets of mainly southern laws that legalized racial segregation
What are Jim Crow Laws
hating someone because of their skin color
What is racism
A Civil Rights leader famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
True or False: Most protesters during the Civil Rights Movement were violent.
What is False
True or False: After the legal segregation of schools ended, it became easy for African-American students to attend all-white schools.
What is False
This Civil Rights Act was passed to end all segregation in what year
What is 1964
refusing to follow certain laws as a protest
What is civil disobedience
Led California grape pickers in a strike to create safer working conditions, increase pay, and make healthcare more affordable
Who is Cesar Chavez
Bringing all races together
What is Integration
Rosa Parks' arrest led to a 1-year boycott of what form of public transportation
What is a Bus Boycott
The part of Jim Crow laws that allowed racial segregation
What is "Separate but equal"
using peaceful means to bring about change
What is nonviolence
This president signed the Civil Rights Act and ended all segregation.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson
People who worked towards social change were called
What are activists
The march that fought for equal rights to vote in 1965
What is the Selma to Montgomery March
Supreme Court case made segregation LEGAL by establishing "separate but equal"
What is Plessy V Ferguson
violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd
What is a riot
Civil Rights leader known for changing his mind about whether protesters should use violence
Malcom X
Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael were more controversial leaders of the movement and differed from MLK Jr in that they supported the idea that it was ok/necessary to sometimes react by
What is fighting back/use of violence
The young people who rode integrated buses through the south and were often attacked or arrested became known as
What are Freedom Riders
Supreme court case that declared "Separate but Equal" is UNCONSTITUTIONAL which led to school integration.
What is Brown V Board of Education (of Topeka, KS)
not in agreement with the US Constitution
What is unconstitutional