movements
Rosa parks
Who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 by refusing to give up her bus seat?
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 aimed to protect the voting rights of African Americans.
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
What tragic event in 1963 involved the bombing of a church in Birmingham, Alabama, leading to the deaths of four African American girls?
1957: Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders founded a civil rights activity
What happened in 1957?
a prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement and played a key role in organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Brown v. Board of Education
Which Supreme Court case in 1954 declared that separate public schools for black and white students was illegal ?
The sit-in movement.
What movement, starting with the Greensboro sit-ins in 1960, sought to desegregate lunch counters and public spaces?
Alabama
During the 1961 Freedom Rides, civil rights activists encountered violent opposition in which southern U.S. state?
The Civil Rights Act of 1957
Which 1957 law, the first federal civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, aimed to safeguard voting rights?
A lady who refused to give up her seat which made a civil movement
Who is Rosa Parks?
The Double V Campaign during World War II was to win over fascism abroad and win over racism at home.
In World War II, what was the goal of the Double V Campaign?
President Harry S. Truman.
Which U.S. president in 1948 desegregated the armed forces with Executive Order 9981?
Mississippi
In 1964, where were civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner murdered during the Freedom Summer project?
Freedom Rides, riding buses together to challenge the segregation of interstate travel in the Southern United States.
In 1961, what did activists, both black and white, do to challenge segregated travel in the Southern United States?
the first African American Supreme Court Justice, appointed in 1967?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Students played a role in the civil rights movement by participating in sit-ins and speaking out to end racial segregation in public.
What is student activism?
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
What event in 1963 gathered over 200,000 people to advocate for jobs and freedom?
Racial violence
What term describes the violent confrontations and repression against peaceful civil rights demonstrators, particularly in the South?
In 1960, African American students started sit-ins at segregated lunch counters in Greensboro
What nonviolent protest did African American students initiate in 1960 to challenge segregation policies in the South?
the civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King Jr. known for her advocacy for racial and gender equality?
Who is Coretta Scott King?
The Little Rock Nine, a group of African American students.
Who faced significant opposition when attempting to integrate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in 1957?
Rosa parks refused to give up her bus seat and it sparked a movement to segration
What was the boycott of Montgomery?
New York City
In 1965, in what city was the tragic assassination of the prominent civil rights figure Malcolm X?
This legislative act, signed in 1964, played a crucial role in eliminating racial segregation in schools, workplaces, and public facilities.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a civil rights activist and leader of the Black Panther Party, known for his advocacy of armed self-defense against police brutality
Who is Malcolm X?