People
boarded a bus; a white man demanded she move to allow another man to sit and she refused.
Rosa Parks
What peaceful protest (lead by MLK Jr) required African Americans to avoid using the busses?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What president was assassinated? List two THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS UNIT.
JFK and Abraham Lincoln
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Freed the slaves
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A cultural rejuvenation of African American heritage -- includes arts, music, etc.
Who was the minister that believed in Nonviolent Protest? Give his full name.
MLK Jr
What nonviolent protest included African Americans entering white establishments and refusing to leave?
Sit-Ins
Who was the 35th president and who was his vice president?
JFK and Lyndon B Johnson (36th)
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
Intended to give African Americans the right to vote -- no one implemented it
What was a slave considered in the Constitution when they had to discuss population?
3/5th a person
This individual was the leader of the Black Power movement. He supported separation of races.
Malcolm X
What nonviolent protest included African Americans riding busses and refusing to get off?
Freedom Riders
What President passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Lyndon B Johnson
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Ended segregation in schools, in work places, and in public places. DID NOT GIVE AFRICAN AMERICN A RIGHT TO VOTE.
How did the founders talk about slavery in the Declaration of Independence?
They did not mention it.
Three names (in succession): This (1) person was assassinated by this (2) person, who was then assassinated by this (3) person.
JFK --> Lee Harvey Oswald --> Jack Ruby
What nonviolent protest had African Americans walk from one town to the capital of Alabama for their right to vote?
Selma March
What president ended slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
ALlowed federal government to send federal officials to register African Americans to vote.
What Amendment made everyone born in the US a citizen?
14th
Who was the first African American president AND his vice president?
Obama --> Joe Biden
What nonviolent protest had young African Americans march for their right to go to school?
Children's Crusade / March
What president sent troops to protect the Little Rock Nine?
Dwight E Eisenhower
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1968?
Made it illegal to discriminate renting or selling to someone based on race/religion/gender
What Amendment ended slavery?
13th