Civil Rights Leaders
This leader gave the famous “I have dream” speech in 1963
Who is Martin Luther King
This woman refused to give up her bus seat to a white man, beginning the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who is Rosa Parks
This region is where the majority of Jim Crow Laws existed within the United States
What is the South
CORE, SCLC, SNCC, and the NAACP are groups who used this approach to Civil Rights
The ruling in Brown v. Board of Education ended segregation in this area of American society
What are schools
This Civil Rights leader wanted African Americans to establish separate communities and act in their own self defense when violence was inflicted upon them
Who is Malcolm X
This law was signed by President Lyndon Johnson prohibiting discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion or national origin
What is Civil Rights act of 1964
The reason that Jim Crow laws were put into place
What is keep African Americans from getting their full equality
This white supremacist, terrorist group hoped to deny African Americans equal rights as citizens
What is the Ku Klux Klan
The Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Supreme Court case overturned this previous case's ruling
What is Plessy v. Ferguson ("separate, but equal")
This early Civil Rights leader thought that segregation should end immediately, that blacks should not have to wait to earn their equality from whites and that blacks should also have the option to have whatever type education they wanted whether it be practical or academic.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
The reason that Literacy tests, Poll Taxes and the Grandfather Clause were put into place
What is prevent African Americans from voting
This group called for equal rights for Women NOW
What is the National Organization for Women (NOW)
Regents of UC v. Bakke addressed the usage of this policy in admission to higher education
What is Affirmative Action
This Civil Rights leader founded SNCC as a non-violent, integrated movement, but eventually began pushing for "Black Power" and a separated, militant Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Stokely Carmichael
These students were blocked from integrating a public school in Arkansas by the state's governor
Who were the Little Rock Nine
The ruling of the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1898)
What is stated that "separate, but equal" was constitutional
Led by Cesar Chavez, this group pushed to improve working conditions for migrant workers and to fight discrimination against Hispanic Americans
What is the United Farm Workers Organization Committee (UFWOC)
This Supreme Court case led to the ruling that an individual accused of a crime must be informed of their rights upon their arrest
What is Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
This early Civil Rights leader wanted blacks to work hard and earn their equality from whites, arguing against pushing for the end of segregation or equal rights immediately, instead pushing for African Americans to save money and get a practical education so they would be superior laborers.
Who is Booker T. Washington
The reason that African Americans moved in significant numbers to the North during the Great Migration
What is to escape segregation and find better jobs
Used often by MLK, this idea believes it is sometimes necessary to disobey unjust laws and to work to have them changed
What is Civil Disobedience
This group was made up of Native Americans calling for better living conditions, self-governance, and the return of tribal land
What is AIM (American Indian Movement)
The guarantee that an individual accused of a crime will be provided a lawyer if they cannot afford one comes from this Supreme Court Case
What is Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)