Civil Rights People
An African-American woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger
Who is Rosa Parks?
The separation of the races
What is Segregation?
Young people who went to segregated lunch counters participated in what became known as
What are Sit-ins
Sets of mainly southern laws that legalized racial segregation
What were Jim Crow Laws
This socioeconomic system where the means of production (like factories and land) are owned collectively by the community, and resources are distributed according to need, not profit.
(Hint: US politicians hated this, for some reason)
What is Communism
This Marxist-Leninist (socialist) organization advocated for Black empowerment, self-determination, armed resistance and defense from police brutality.
What is the Black Panther Party?
Bringing all the races back together
What is Integration?
Rosa Parks arrest led to a 1 year boycott of what form of public transportation
What was a Bus Boycott
(Montgomery Bus Boycott)
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act established this crucial commission.
What is the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC)?
What was the ultimate result of the Vietnam War for the United States?
The U.S. withdrew in 1973; Vietnam became fully communist by 1975
(The Fall of Saigon)
This man was an advocate of racial pride (Black Power), black liberation, and was not against violent protest and revolution to achieve these goals.
(Hint: He and MLK were at odds for a long time)
Who is Malcolm X?
If you were born in the U.S. you have equal rights.
What amendment am I?
What is the 14th Amendment?
This protest took place in D.C. in 1963
(Hint: MLK Jr. did his "I Have a Dream" speech here)
What was The March on Washington
This document was signed by a bunch of racist congresspeople in 1956, opposing the Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
What was the Southern Manifesto
What type of warfare did the Vietcong often use?
What is Guerrilla Warfare
A Civil Rights leader famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King JR?
True or False: Most protesters during the Civil Rights Movement were violent.
True or False: After the legal segregation of schools ended, it became easy for African-American students to attend all-white schools.
False
What year was the Civil Rights Act passed to end all segregation?
1964
What Cold War theory claimed if one country fell to communism, nearby countries would follow?
What was The Domino Theory
This man became the 1st African American to serve on the Supreme Court, and was crucial in the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
These rights declared that one must be told their rights when they are arrested.
What are The Miranda Rights?
This incident in Arkansas led to federal troops being deployed to protect 9 students going to a newly desegregated high school to protect them from racist protesters.
What was the Little Rock Crisis
Supreme court case that declared "Separate is UNEQUAL" which led to school integration in 1954.
What is Brown v. Board of Education (of Topeka, KS)
What event in 1964 gave President Johnson the authority to escalate U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
What was The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution