Civil Rights Movement
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Court Cases & Laws
Key Events & Modern History
100

This boycott began after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat.

What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

100

This man was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

100

This man became the 44th president and first African American president.

Who is Barack Obama?

100

This Supreme Court case ended school segregation.

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

100

This economic crisis followed the 2007 housing collapse.

What is the Great Recession?

200

This group of nine students integrated Central High School.

Who are the Little Rock Nine?

200

This woman was the first African American woman elected to Congress.

Who is Shirley Chisholm?

200

This woman was the first female major-party presidential nominee (2016).

Who is Hillary Clinton?

200

This case protected a woman’s right to choose abortion.

What is Roe v. Wade?

200

This officer was convicted of murdering George Floyd.

Who is Derek Chauvin?

300

This 1963 event was organized by Bayard Rustin.

What is the March on Washington?

300

These immortal cells used in research came from this woman.

Who is Henrietta Lacks?

300

This man served as both Vice President and President without being elected to either office.

Who is Gerald Ford?

300

This FCC policy required balanced media coverage of controversial issues.

What is the Fairness Doctrine?

300

These two men were responsible for the murder of Emmett Till.

Who are Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam?

400

This activist promoted Black empowerment and challenged nonviolent strategies.

Who is Malcolm X?

400

This man became the first African American cabinet member (HUD Secretary

Who is Robert Weaver?

400

This Vice President is the first female, Black, and South Asian VP.

Who is Kamala Harris?

400

This Supreme Court case decided the 2000 election.

What is Bush v. Gore?

400

This man became the second president to win non-consecutive terms in 2024.

Who is Donald Trump?

500

This leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

500

This civil rights leader ran for president in 1984 and 1988.

Who is Jesse Jackson?

500

This president was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice.

→ Who is Bill Clinton?

500

This 1970s scandal led to a president resigning.

What is Watergate?

500

This NAACP leader was assassinated in 1963 in Mississippi.

Who is Medgar Evers?

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