Jim Crow Laws
According to Jim Crow laws in Florida, if a black man were to sleep in the same room with a white woman, both would be subject to a fine of $500, and prison time up to __ months.
12
An african american was Arrested and Convicted for breaking Louisiana's segregation law. Claimed that he was denied equal protection under law.
Plessy VS Ferguson (1896)
This black activist was the youngest person awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Martin Luther King
African American who was shot and killed in election-day violence in Philadelphia
OCTAVIUS VALENTINE CATTO (1839–1871)
According to Jim Crow laws in Florida, buildings for juvenile delinquents must be at least __ mile(s) away.`
A quarter, ¼, 0.25
Supreme Court rules that segregation is unconstitutional. Overturns Plussy v. Ferguson
Brown Vs the Board
The name of Emmett Till’s mother.
Mamie Till
President who gave a civil rights speech delivered on radio and television
John F Kennedy
This athlete was the first African American man to play Major League Baseball amongst other whites despite Jim Crow Laws previously denying it.
Jackie Robinson
Court rules that arrested suspects must be read their rights so that they understand them
Miranda v. Arizona
The 36th president of the United States who signed the civil rights act of 1964
Lyndon Johnson
February 21, 1965, Audubon Ballroom
Malcolm X death
In this year, the supreme court case “Brown Vs Board of Education” came to the conclusion that schools should no longer be segregated.
1954
A african american boy was beaten and killed for whistling at a white
Emmett Till
What religious group did Malcolm X belong to.
Islam
Blacks and whites protesting segregation by walking over this bridge
Walk on Washington
The most infamous hate society known for beating and killing blacks who violated Jim Crow laws was known as the
Ku Klux Klan, KKK
1962. Court rules that congressional districts must reflect population changes. Larger populations get more representation
Baker v. Carr
He is the current CEO of the NAACP
Derrick Johnson
What event occured while black women were at NASA assisting in the space ship
After Second World War