Brown Vs. Board vs. Board
the group or entity that ruled in several cases that segregation was illegal in public schools
What is the United States Supreme Court?
How did the Civil Rights Movement impact the lives of African Americans during the 1950s?
This was no longer legal after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed.
What is deny someone a job because of their race?
This person was an attorney that helped win the Brown vs. Board of Education case. He also became the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
During the Cold War and Civil Rights eras, people could now see events happening almost immediately from different places worldwide. What invention gave us real time news?
Monroe Elementary School, in Topeka Kansas, played an important role in the court case Brown vs. the Board of Education. What impact did it have?
What is it led to the integration of public schools?
In Montgomery Alabama a year long bus boycott took place. Name 3 direct outcomes of this boycott?
What is:
*shows that peaceful protests can cause a city to change laws?
*this introduced to the world to Martin L. King?
*it impacted the economy, specifically the bus companies?
This act banned the use of Literacy tests.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
John F. Kennedy's assassination impacted the country in various ways. Name three.
What is:
*Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President?
*Johnson picked up where Kennedy left off and supported the Civil Rights Movement?
*People across the USA immediately new about the assassination due to the impact of the TV?
What is the computer industry?
Why is the name Brown in this court case?
What is the case was called Brown v. Board since Linda Brown's name was the first in alphabetical order of all the plaintiffs (a person that starts a lawsuit in court)?
What is it helped convince Congress to vote on a pass civil right and voting rights legislation?
These laws were meant to keep African Americans from having their civil rights and became the center of protest and attention during the Civil Rights era.
What are Jim Crow laws?
This person inspired others to fight peacefully for equal rights for African Americans even after his death.
Who is Martin L. King Jr.?
This act provided protections for people voting in elections.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
Before Brown vs. the Board of Education, this court case was the law in the United States.
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson?
[It stated that separate, but equal was okay.]
Describe the March on Washington.
What is this was a march led by Martin Luther King, Jr. through Washington, D.C. to promote equal rights for African Americans?
This President BEST helped the Civil Rights movement by signing into law civil rights legislation to help African Americans gain their rights.
Who is President Johnson?
This person refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a public bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Define civil rights.
What is civil rights are those rights like the freedom of speech, press, and voting that are guaranteed to ALL citizens?
True or False:
After the decision in this court case, schools immediately began to desegregate.
False. The decision stated that "separate but equal" was no longer legal, but the decision did not force school systems to integrate quickly or tell the schools exactly how they should integrate. The decision simply stated that schools across the country must now integrate. Consequently, many decades passed before schools across the country were integrated completely.
Define segregation.
What is the separation of people based upon their race or some other characteristic?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned Literacy Tests and ______________.
What is poll taxes?
For each person you learned about in this unit, explain who this person is and what they did to help African Americans gain the civil rights they have today.
Answers may vary. Make sure you know each individual and can explain his/her impact during this time period. Challenge yourself to use specific vocabulary from this unit.
This time period in history is surrounded by strong opinions and a lot of hate. Many Americans were fearful of the change to come and they led to 3 important political leaders being assassinated, or killed, within a short period of time. Name them.
Who were President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Senator Robert F. Kennedy?