Rights, Rallies, & Reform
_____________ banned discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, or national origin in government and defense industry employment and/or vocational training for defense projects
Executive Order 8022
_____________ was the best-known civil rights activist in the early 1960s, who worked to investigate racially motivated murders and cases of mistreatment.
Medger Evers
___________ was the landmark 1954 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools based on race was unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education 1954
_____________ was an organization that could oversee and coordinate protests and other direct action against segregation throughout the South
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
_______________ stated, "There shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin."
Executive Order 9981
________________ prohibited poll taxes in federal elections
24th Amendment
_______________act protected Native Americans by granting them full access to the United States Bill of Rights.
Civil Rights Act of 1968
___________outlawed literacy tests
Voting Rights Act of 1965
___________ was a wave of peaceful demonstrations that took place across Alabama in the spring of 1965 in response to acts of racial violence.
Selma Marches
__________ was when Black students chose to challenge segregation at lunch counters and restaurants by staging sit-in protests
1960 Greensboro
___________ was the campaign that mobilized thousands of student protesters and ended with a brutal crackdown by law enforcement.
Birmingham demonstrations of 1963
__________ was a law that required all public accommodations—such as restaurants, hotels, and theaters—to be desegregated. It also created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
____________sued the University of Mississippi after being rejected because of race
James Meredith
_______________allowed for the appointment of federal examiners who could register people to vote?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
_________ was formed by a group of interracial students who worked to integrate restaurants and businesses in Chicago, using sit-ins and nonviolent direct action
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
____________prohibited discrimination in housing sales, rentals, and financing on the basis of race, religion, or national origin.
Civil Rights Act of 1968
_____________was a massive 1964 volunteer campaign aimed at ending the disenfranchisement of African Americans in Mississippi and registering more Black voters.
1964 Freedom Summer
There are 3 answers you have to know...
How many constitutions has Louisiana had?
AND
There have only been two positive constitutions in Louisiana. What 2 years were they?
No, you won't get partial points if you miss some.
11 constitutions
and
1868 and 1974
What did Emmett Till's death inspire people to do?
Become active in the Civil Rights Movement
After ____________ was escorted into a dormitory on campus by federal marshals, violent riots broke out. Thousands of protesters, including students and segregationists, clashed with federal officials. During the riots, two people were killed and dozens of federal marshals were injured
James Meredith
The______________ led to policy changes in the city after the boycott, lead by Rev. TJ Jemison, caused financial issues for the bus system and challenged segregated seating.
Baton Rouge Bus Boycott
The ______________ was organized under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. following Rosa Parks’ refusal to surrender her seat and the city’s failure to address bus segregation
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Freedom Rides were conducted to evaluate how well the ______________________ order ending segregation in interstate transportation was being enforced.
Interstate Commerce Commission's
Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the 1960s, these three major pieces of legislation helped end segregation, protect voting rights, and outlaw housing discrimination.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1968
What changes did the 1974 Louisiana Constitution make? Select 3 answers.
You get an extra 500 points if you get all 3 of these correct.
1. It gave protections against racial and sexual discrimination.
2. It reduced the power of the governor but not of the state government.
3. It eliminated the disenfranchisement of the previous constitutions.