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Landmark civil rights case that ruled segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
Brown vs. Board of Education
a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to lead in space exploration during the Cold War
Space Race
Civil Rights leader who was often thought of as the face of the African American Civil Rights Movement. He was also a Baptist Minister.
MLK Jr.
The name of the most famous speech by MLK Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement
I Have a Dream Speech
common practice in the U.S. during the Civil Rights Era where people were hung, often just because of the color of their skin
Lynching
a civil rights demonstration that took place in 1963 where people were walking to advocate for jobs and freedom
35th president of the U.S. who was assassinated in Dallas, TX while riding in a vehicle.
John F. Kennedy
The first group of students to desegregate Little Rock Central High School were known as what?
Little Rock Nine
non-violent form of protest that involved occupying public spaces, such as lunch counters, and refusing to leave
Sit-ins
a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in October 1962. It was the height of the Cold War and the closest the world has come to nuclear war. (hint: Cuba)
Cuban Missile Crisis
14 year old boy who was murdered after visiting relatives in Mississippi. It brought nationwide attention to the racial violence in Mississippi.
Emett Till
Famous Basketball player from Shelbyville Indiana that broke racial barriers and broke the "Gentleman's Agreement" in the BIG 10
Bill Garrett
Voting Rights Act of 1965
a failed military operation in Cuba in April 1961. The US government secretly financed and directed the invasion of Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro.
Bay of Pigs
Who was the man that assassinated JFK?
Lee Harvey Oswald
JFK defeated the sitting Vice President in the presidential election. Who was this VP?
Richard Nixon
It abolished and forbids the federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections. (amendment)
24th Amendment
The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing occurred on September 15, 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama. The bombing was a terrorist attack carried out by a white supremacist group. How many girls died in the attack?
4 girls
This man was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Fidel Castro
on August 13, 1961 this wall began to be built to separate East and West Berlin, and was a symbol of the Cold War.
Berlin Wall