Civil Rights Leaders
Martin Luther King Jr
Who in 1963, gave the famous “ I have dream” speech?
Dinners and Restaurants
The Sit-ins protested segregation in what facilities?
To keep African Americans from getting their full equality
Why were Jim Crow laws put into place?
Rosa Parks
What woman refused to give up her bus seat to a white man and began the Montgomery bus boycott?
each race is kept separate from each other
What does segregation mean?
For leading the Selma to Montgomery marches, most notably the "Bloody Sunday" march
What is John Lewis famous for?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What law was signed by President Lyndon Johnson prohibiting discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion or national origin?
Stated that separate but equal was constitutional
In 1896, the court case of Plessy v. Ferguson stated that?
Mamie Till-Mobley
What was Emmett Tills mothers name?
the races are not kept separated from each other
What does desegregation mean?
he was famous for being the most important Black protest leader in the United States during the first half of the 20th century
What was Du Bois famous for?
Escape segregation & find better jobs
During the Great Migration, African Americans moved in significant numbers to the North in order to?
That segregation of American public schools was illegal
In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education case determined that?
Ku Klux KlanWhat terrorist group hoped to deny African-Americans equal rights as citizens?
What terrorist group hoped to deny African-Americans equal rights as citizens?
treating someone unfairly or differently because of who they are or what group they belong to, like race, gender, or religionWhat does discrimination mean?
What does discrimination mean?