LITTLE ROCK 9
Where was this group originated from
the refusal to buy or handle (goods) as a punishment or protest
what is boycotting
What woman refused to give up her bus seat to a white man and began the Montgomery bus boycott?
what is rosa parks
who led the march on washington
who is martin luther king
What does segregation mean?
What is each race is kept separate from each other
What was the name of the school that the students were enrolled at?
What is central high
what is a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something
what is a protest
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.
what is emmett till
Who in 1963, gave the famous “ I have dream” speech?
what is martin luther king
What document states “All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights
What is the declaration of independence
who ordered the national troops to block school entrance to the students?
what is orval faubus
what is a form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change
what is a sit-in
another advocate for African American Rights
what is malcolm x
what famous case got rid of segregation in schools
what is brown v. board of education
What terrorist group hoped to deny African-Americans equal rights as citizens?
what is the ku klux klan
what group was involved during this historical event
what is the NAACP
an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
what is a blockade
became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans.
what is ruby bridges
Southern laws which separated the races after Plessy v. Ferguson
what is jim crow laws
The 24th amendment outlawed this
what is poll taxes
What was AT LEAST one of the members name from little rock nine?
What is Ernest Green, Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Pattillo, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls
African Americans and whites together rode various forms of public transportation in the South to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation
what is freedom riders
Who was the president who sent troops in to Arkansas to help enforce integration of schools?
what is dwight eisenhower
Outlawed ANY discrimination anywhere within the United States .
what is civil rights act of 1964
The forced enrollment of this African American student caused a riot at this university.
what is the university of mississippi