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A supreme court ruling in 1954 that said segregation in schools wa unconstitutional...
What is Brown -vs.-Board of Education
Born in 1929 in Atlanta GA
"I have a dream"
Who is Martin Luther King Jr
Golf Champion 1997
Who is Tiger Woods
This amendment ended slavery in the US making it illegal. It was passed in 1865.
What is "13"
It was initially put in place to protect what group of people...
Who are freed slaves.
A process to end segregation in public areas based on race...
What is Desegregation
Born in 1913 in Tuskegee Alabama
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who is Rosa Parks
US Supreme Court Justice 1967
Who is Thurgood Marshall
Passed in 1920 it gave women the right to vote.
What is "19"
Prior to the 14th how were former slaves counted when determining the number of Reps a state would have...
What is 3/5
These were laws passed to enforce segregation based on race. They allowed seperate schools, public transportation, and more...
What were the Jim Crow Laws
Born in 1818 in Talbot County Maryland
Former enslaved person who became an advisor to the presidents...
Who is Frederick Douglass
Oscar Winner 1940
Who is Hattie McDaniel
This 1962 amendment outlawed the poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections.
What is "24"
What group of people did the amendment say could not hold office...
Who are people that participated in the rebellion.
A form of non-violent protest where a number of people occupy an area and refuse to move...
What is a Sit-In
Born in 1954
First African-American student to attend an all white elementary school in the south...
Who is Ruby Bridges
Major League Baseball Player 1947
Who is Jackie Robinson
This amendment guarantees the right to vote regardless of race.
What is "15"
What group did the 14th amendment say the Bill of Rights applied to..
What is State Government.
A fee that people were required to pay in order to vote. Today this illegal in the United States...
What is a Poll Tax
Born in 1862 in Holly Springs Mississippi
Lead a campaign against lynching
Who is Ida B Wells
Nobel Prize for Literature 1993
Who is Toni Morrison.
The book of essays “Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination” (1992).
This amendment defined what it means to be a US Citizen.
What is"14"
This part of the amendment is used to prevent states from implementing "Black Codes"
What is the Equal Protection Clause.