Leaders
This woman refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking a major bus boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This landmark Supreme Court case overturned "separate but equal" and ended legal segregation in schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This 1964 law banned segregation in public places and employment discrimination
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This civil rights group, led by Martin Luther King Jr., focused on nonviolent protest.
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
The President of the United States who sent troops to protect the Little Rock Nine.
Who is Eisenhower?
This Baptist minister became the face of the Civil Rights Movement and delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who is Dr. King
This yearlong protest, sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest, led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This 1965 law aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
This student-led group was instrumental in sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and voter registration efforts.
What is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?
These people challenged segregation by riding interstate buses through this region.
Who are the Freedom Riders?
This leader of the Nation of Islam advocated for Black empowerment "by any means necessary."
Who is Malcolm X?
This historic 1963 event drew over 250,000 people to Washington, D.C., for speeches and protests.
What is the March on Washington?
This case was what legalized "separate but equal facilities"
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
This law enforcement agency closely monitored and infiltrated civil rights groups.
What is the FBI?
The murder of this 14-year-old boy in Mississippi helped galvanize the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Emmett Till?
This leader co founded the Black Panther Party. He graduated high school never having learned how to read.
Who is Huey Newton
This event saw state troopers attack peaceful marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965.
What is Bloody Sunday?
The amendment that gave Black Americans the right to vote.
What is the 15th amendment?
This militant organization, founded in 1966, advocated for Black self-defense.
What is the Black Panther Party?
The President who signed the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act?
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)?
This man was the leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Who is John Lewis
This 1957 crisis involved President Eisenhower sending federal troops to enforce school integration.
What is the Little Rock Nine?
What year was the Brown v Board decision made?
What is 1954?
This radical civil rights movement, often associated with Malcolm X, emphasized Black nationalism.
What is the Nation of Islam (NOI)?
This organization, founded in 1909, used legal challenges to fight segregation.
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?