Key events in the Civil rights movement
Major event held in August of 1963
What was the March on Washington?
Broke the color barrier in Major leauge baseball
Who is Jackie Robison
During the Jim Crow era intimidation, violence, literacy test, and 'blank' prevented african american men the right to vote.
What are poll taxes?
is mostly known for the introduction of the separate but equal.
What is the case of Plessy vs Ferguson
A u.s supreme court case that upheld the constitution of racial segregation "seperate but equal"
What is Plessy vs Ferguson
White and African Americans protesting segregated buses
Who are the Freedom Riders?
This women refused to give up her seat to a white this event led to a bus boycott
Who is Rosa Parks
Gave black me the right to vote under the constitution
What is the 15th amendment?
In 1954 this supreme court case got over ruled
What was the overturn over Plessy vs Ferguson?
Supreme court case in which justice ruled unanimously that discrimination of race in school is unconstitutional
What is Brown vs Board of edu.
Event in Alabama that left 13 dead and 17 wounded
What was Bloody Sunday?
This man was born into slavery until he made a daring escape up north
Fredrick Douglas
ended segregation in public places banned employment discrimination on the basis of race
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
What side won in the U.S supreme court case
Who was Ferguson?
Supreme court case that went against "seperate but equal"
What is Brown vs Board of edu
They were a group of nine black students who enrolled at formerly all-white central high school
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
This man died Febuary 21,1965 by another Muslim
Who is Malcom x
Made foreign citizens us citizens through a process called naturalization
What is the 14th amendment
in May of 18, 1896 This supreme court case took action
What is the case of Plessy vs Ferguson?
African American train passenger refused to sit in the train car for African Americans
Who is Homer Plessy
The first black military aviators in the U.S. military
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
This man was famous for giving the famous speech i have a dream
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
aimed to over come legal barriers that prevented African american men the right to vote
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965
John Howard Ferguson was a side in this supreme court case
What is Plessy vs Ferguson
The girl that was involved in the Brown vs Board of edu.
Who is Linda Brown