Whose arrest and death sparked the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests?
Who is George Floyd?
African Americans wanted segregation to end, so they started non-violent, peaceful protests which was the start of what?
What woman refused to give up her bus seat to a white man and began the Montgomery bus boycott?
Who is Rosa Parks.
What was important about Martin Luther's "I have a Dream Speech"?
It was a call for a movement of equality and freedom.
In 1896, the court case of Plessy v. Ferguson stated that?
What is separate but equal was constitutional
What is the 13th Amendment?
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
Who was the NAACP Defense Lawyer - famous for his part in Brown vs. Board and Davis vs. County School Board of Prince Edward County (Virginia case under Brown)?
Who is Oliver Hill
What year did the Montgomery Bus Boycott start?
1955
What is de facto segregation?
Societally enforced Segregation?
What is the 14th Amendment?
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
What NAACP Defense Lawyer argued Topeka School Board was violating Linda Brown’s Rights and was later appointed to the Supreme Court as the first African American Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall
When was the NAACP created?
1908
What did the NAACP do?
Created to work for the abolition of segregation and discrimination in housing, education, employment, voting, and transportation; to oppose racism; and to ensure African Americans their constitutional rights.
What is the 15th Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
Who was Linda Brown's father that tried to enroll her into the white school - unsuccessful and went to NAACP for help?
Who is Oliver Brown.
What were Slave Codes?
laws each US colony passed which defined the status of enslaved people and the rights of enslavers. These codes were meant to give slave-owners absolute power over the African slaves.
What were the 3 Demands of the bus boycotters?
Blacks could be employed as bus drivers
Drivers had to be polite to ALL customers
Bus seats would be filled on “first come, first served” basis
What United States president urged congress for a change to civil rights?
Who is John F. Kennedy