civil liberites
What are civil liberites
freedoms protected from the government actions
What are civil rights?
equal treatment and equal protection under the law.
What woman refused to give up her bus seat to a white man and began the Montgomery bus boycott?
Rosa Parks
when 1954 US Supreme Court ruling declared state laws establishing separate public schools
Brown V The Board of Education
What does segregation mean?
each race is kept separate from each other
what is an example of civil liberties
freedom of speech
what is an example of civil rights?
equal access to public schools
What was Emmett Tills mothers name?
Mamie Till
381-day mass protest where black residents of Montgomery AL refused to ride city buses.
The Montgomery Buss Boycott
Sometimes it is necessary to disobey unjust laws and to work to have them changed. What statement most accurately reflects this idea?
civil disobedience
what is an example of civil liberties
freedom of religon
what is an example of civil rights
protection against discrimination.
What terrorist group hoped to deny African-Americans equal rights as citizens?
KKK
The Little Rock Nine and Intergration.
What does desegregation mean?
the races are not kept separated from each other
True or false: protection against unreasonable searches is an example of civil liberties
TRUE
A way to remember civil rights
"am I being treated equally"
What was the name of the 14 year old boy from Chicago who was murdered for talking to a white woman? The photo of his corpse was published & shocked Americans into fighting for civil rights.
Emmett Till
a march were a peaceful protest held on Aug.28.1963 in Washington DC for the purpose of civil rights and voting protection.
The March on Washington.
What document states “All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights
Declaration of Independence
True or False: Right to not petition the government is an example of civil liberties
FALSE
True or false: civil rights means equal voting rights
TRUE
What United States president signed the Civil Rights act of 1964?
Lyndon Johnson
a historic American law that ended legal segregation and outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What religious group did Malcolm X belong to?
the Nation of Islam