Dates
What year did JFK get elected ?
1961
What year did Jackie Robinson "Break the color barrier" (first African American to play) in Major League Baseball?
1947
The name of the plaintiff (person) who refused to sit in the "all black railroad" car in 1896
Homer Plessy
The term used to describe when city planners drew on the city map and identified areas "less desirable" for African Americans - Banks would only give loans/mortgages to these people in these areas.
Redlining
Seperate but ____________
equal
What year did Abe Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation
1863
What year did James Meredith attend University of Mississippi (First African American to attend there after JFK was elected)
1962
The name given to laws starting in the 1800's that promoted segregation and often denied African Americans/Canadians of their civil rights.
Jim Crow
What amendment abolished slavery (it was proposed by Abe Lincoln)
13th Amendment
To be set free from social or political restrictions
Emancipated
What year was Obama first elected (First African American President)
2009
What year was the first Black woman elected to Congress
1968
This southern state is where Rosa Parks helped initiate the bus boycott during the civil rights movement
Alabama
What amendment was supposed to guarantee civil rights and citizenship for African Americans?
14th Amendment
To set something or someone apart from something or someone
segregate
What year did Viola Desmond stand up for her rights in a theatre?
1946
What year did Willie O'Ree play his first game in the NHL (First Balck Player)
1958
What US city did MLK Jr issue his "I Have a Dream Speech" (need exact answer)
Washington DC
List three aspects of society where people are mostly "socialized"
Family, school or workplace, media, social groups, government
A Person who tries to gain public support by making social or political change
Activist
What year was segregation legalized
1896
What year did Canada have its first MP (Member of Parliament) elected ?
1968
Term used to describe taking away someone's right to vote
Disenfranchisement
What term is used to "refuse to buy, use or participate in something as a form of protest?
Boycott
A famous Civil Rights activist
various