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Leader of the Nation of Islam?
Who is Elijah Muhammed?
Singer of "Say it loud - I'm black and I'm proud".
Who is James Brown?
The year the March on Washington occurred.
What is 1963?
Replaced John F Kennedy as President.
Who is LBJ/Lyndon Baines Johnson?
This president's Civil Rights Act of 1957 proved little benefit for African Americans seeking to be able to vote.
Who is Dwight D Eisenhower?
Best known of the early civil rights groups formed 1909.
Who is NAACP?
This is the hairstyle worn by African Americans as part of Black Pride.
What is an afro?
The year Brown vs Board of Education, Topeka occurred.
What is 1954?
This president refused to use federal powers in support of the 1954 decision, Brown vs Board of Ed, Topeka.
Who is Dwight D Eisenhower?
President Johnson signed this into law.
What is the Civil Rights Act 1964?
Martin Luther King's assassin.
Who is James Earl Ray?
Artist who sang 'What's goin' on?".
Who is Marvin Gaye?
The murder of Emmett Till.
What is 1955?
This president desegregated the army.
Who is Harry Trumann?
Johnson appointed this man to the Supreme Court. First African American in US history in 1967.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Married King in 1953?
Who is Coretta Scott?
This is a term to explain young people's disinterest and pushback against parents' values in the 1960s.
What is counterculture?
Little Rock Nine.
What is 1957?
Events of Birmingham 'sickened' this President.
Who is JFK?
This act gave the federal government power to end Southern 'legal' segregation.
What is the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
Led the March Against Fear.
Who is James Meredith?
This fabric is generally from Ghana and used in African American fashion.
What is kenete?
Plessy vs Ferguson
What is 1896?
The number of presidents who had to deal with the civil rights movement 1945-1968.
What are 4 presidents?
This act gave assistance to poor African American college students and enabled more to graduate.
What is the Higher Education Act of 1965?