Civil Rights Movement
This boycott began after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This man was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This man became the 44th president and first African American president.
Who is Barack Obama?
This Supreme Court case ended school segregation.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This economic crisis followed the 2007 housing collapse.
What is the Great Recession?
This group of nine students integrated Central High School.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?
This woman was the first African American woman elected to Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This woman was the first female major-party presidential nominee (2016).
Who is Hillary Clinton?
This case protected a woman’s right to choose abortion.
What is Roe v. Wade?
This officer was convicted of murdering George Floyd.
Who is Derek Chauvin?
This 1963 event was organized by Bayard Rustin.
What is the March on Washington?
These immortal cells used in research came from this woman.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
This man served as both Vice President and President without being elected to either office.
Who is Gerald Ford?
This FCC policy required balanced media coverage of controversial issues.
What is the Fairness Doctrine?
These two men were responsible for the murder of Emmett Till.
Who are Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam?
This activist promoted Black empowerment and challenged nonviolent strategies.
Who is Malcolm X?
This man became the first African American cabinet member (HUD Secretary
Who is Robert Weaver?
This Vice President is the first female, Black, and South Asian VP.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This Supreme Court case decided the 2000 election.
What is Bush v. Gore?
This man became the second president to win non-consecutive terms in 2024.
Who is Donald Trump?
This leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This civil rights leader ran for president in 1984 and 1988.
Who is Jesse Jackson?
This president was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice.
→ Who is Bill Clinton?
This 1970s scandal led to a president resigning.
What is Watergate?
This NAACP leader was assassinated in 1963 in Mississippi.
Who is Medgar Evers?