Best known leader of Civil Rights Movement, who helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
100
African American child who played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement by attending an all-white school.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
100
The separation of groups of people by race.
What is segregation?
100
This resulted in "separate but equal" being found unconstitutional. Schools would now have to integrate.
What is the Brown vs. Board of Education case?
100
Phrase that said segregation was okay because everyone had equal opportunities, facilities, and treatment. This was not really the case though.
What is "separate but equal"?
200
Lawyer and Civil Rights leader who worked for equal rights of African Americans. He played a key role in the Brown vs. BOE decision.
Who is Oliver W. Hill, Sr.?
200
First famous African American tennis player, who used his fame to help people and make social change.
Who is Arthur Ashe, Jr.?
200
The opposite of separating groups of people by race; ending segregation.
What is desegregation?
200
Three ways in which Martin Luther King, Jr. urged people to protest.
What are peaceful sit-ins, speeches, and marches?
200
Congress passed this in 1964, which made segregation in public places illegal.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
300
First African American woman to establish and become a bank president in the United States.
Who is Maggie L. Walker?
300
Known for his "Pay As You Go" policy, and for leading the efforts known as Massive Resistance.
Who is Harry F. Byrd, Sr.?
300
The full equality and inclusion of all races as equals in a group.
What is integration?
300
Virginia case about African American students in Farmville who were protesting against bad conditions at their school.
What is Davis vs. County School Board?
300
Led by Harry F. Byrd, schools were closed to avoid attendance of blacks. This failed in 1959.
What is Massive Resistance?
400
Sixty-fifth governor of Virginia and first African American governor in the U.S. Also the first African American to serve in the VA Senate since Reconstruction.
Who is L. Douglas Wilder?
400
Twentieth century Virginian who wrote a plan for world peace.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
400
The unfair difference in treatment of people due to their background, race, or religion.
What is discrimination?
400
What NAACP stands for.
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
400
Congress passed this in 1965, making poll taxes and literacy tests illegal.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
500
Military leader who created an economic plan to ensure world peace.
Who is George C. Marshall?
500
Governor of Virginia who promoted racial equality and appointed more African Americans and women to positions in state government than previous governors. Also sent his own children to a primarily African American school in Richmond.
Who is A. Linwood Holton, Jr.?
500
Avoiding or not using a product or service.
What is boycott?
500
YOU CAN USE YOUR TEAM! Louisiana case that tried a black man who was arrested for riding in the "Whites Only" train car. "Separate but equal" influenced the outcome of the man having to pay a fine.