MLK Jr
Which City and State was Martin Luther King born in?
Atlanta Georgia
Which Civil Rights leaders was arrested in Alabama after refusing to move to the back of the bus in 1955
Rosa Parks
What did MLK Jr. do for a living? (Job)
When did Slavery begin in Human History?
First civilization OR 3500 BC OR 5000 years ago
Which Supreme Court Case said that Separate but Equal in Schools was Unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
What was Dr. MLK Jr. a doctor of?
PhD
Phycology
Theology
Which Constitutional Amendment guarantees "Equal Protection of the Law" to all American Citizens and was the basis for legal arguments in the Civil Rights movement?
14th Amendment
A _______________ is a peaceful protest in which African American activists sat at a segregated lunch counter and attempted to order food.
Sit in
When did the institution of Slavery come to the US?
Colonial Period OR 1620
In General - What's wrong with "Separate but Equal"
The facilities can never be equal
Where and When did MLK Jr. present his "I Have a Dream Speech"?
1963
Washington DC
Personal Rights and freedoms guaranteed by the United States Constitution are called ____________
Civil Rights
A boycott is a peaceful protest in which the protestors ________________________________
refuse to buy a product or use the services of the business that they are protesting against
Which Amendment to the US Constitution makes slavery illegal or "Unconstitutional" in the U.S.?
13th Amendment
Which Amendment to the US Constitution established that the "Freedmen" were citizens of the US if they were born in the United States AND they were entitled to Equal Protection Under the Law
14th Amendment
MLK Jr. became well known while organizing and leading this peaceful protest in 1955.
Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955
1963 March on Washington
In the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955, African American citizens refused to use the city bus service. How did they get to school, stores, appointments, work etc.
Need 2
Car Pool
Walk
Bicycle
Segregation is the separation of people based on race.
What other term has the same meaning and was used to describe the period after the Civil War 1965 until the Civil Rights movement 1954?
Jim Crow
The Ku Klux Klan was a white supremicist group that used terror to prevent African Americans from exercising their Constitutional Rights. One of the worst form of terror was to hang a Black person from a tree or lamp post for all to see. This form of murder is known as __________________
Lynching
What method of protesting was MLK Jr. famous for supporting
Peaceful Protest
Civil Disobedience
This organization was created at the beginning of the 20th century (1900's) to fight for the civil rights of African Americans through the courts. Legally
NAACP
Time - They generally take a long time and much organization.
Many people dont have the patience and choose violence
Which part of the United States had the most severe segregation laws AND why?
South East
These were the states that maintained slavery, formed the Confederated States of America and fought the Civil War to maintain slavery as a way of life
Which 1896 Supreme Court case said that "Separate but Equal" is legal in the U.S.?
Plessy v. Ferguson