people
The face of the Movement. Assassinated in 1968 at his hotel
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
This Civil Rights group has about half a million members
NAACP
What started the Civil Rights Movement
The Death of Emmett Till
Founder of the NAACP and wanted expeditious equality
W.E.B Dubois
The Greensboro four practiced this kind of civil protest
Sit-ins
She was an investigative journalist who was a part of the founding of the NAACP, often not mentioned in the creation of the NAACP.
Ida B Wells
This Civil Rights group was created by students and organized sit-ins
SNCC
This Court Case ruled "separate is equal"
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Boxer who was very vocal during the Civil Rights Movement. Spoke out against the draft and Vietnam War
Muhammad Ali
This group planned freedom Rides
CORE
This man was a part of the Nation of Islam. Believed in the power of the black dollar. Real name was Malcolm Little
Malcolm X
What dies SNCC stand for
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Landmark Supreme Court case that ruled that " separate is not equal
Brown Vs Board of Education
Thurgood Marshall
One plan the black panthers created for the youth in their communities
breakfast program
Founder of the Black Panther Party
Huey Newton
Bobby Seale
This group was created after the bus boycott in 1957
SCLC
Civil protest led by Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Believed black people should take on trades, become educated. Not rush equality
Booker T Washington
This event is also known as Bloody Sunday caused Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the Voting Rights Act
March on Selma
The death of this young boy ignited the Civil Rights Movement
Emmett Till
What does NAACP stand for
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The attempt to integrate 9 black students into an all white school is known as the
Little Rock Nine
Dr. Martin Luther King's right hand man. Was very young during the Civil Rights Movement. Still to this day a part of Congress
John Lewis
Happened in Rochester NY as well as other places as a result of racism, poor housing, unemployment, and police brutality against black people.
Riots