Martin Luther King Jr
Events
Activists
Legislation
General
100
Speech given by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28, 1963 that called for racial equality and an end to descrimination
What is the "I Have a Dream" speech.
100
A political and social campaign that started in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
100
a United States Civil Rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery and so triggered the national Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Rosa Parks.
100
A landmark decision of the Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public school for Black and White students denying Black children equal opportunities unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
100
The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.
What is racism.
200
Prestigious award given to Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964 for leading nonviolent resistances to racial prejudices
What is the Nobel Peace Prize.
200
A large political rally that took place in Washington D. C. on August 28, 1963 where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech.
What is the March on Washington.
200
An African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist known for violent protests.
Who is Malcom X.
200
The amendment that specifies who are legal citizens of the United States and their protections under the law.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment.
200
Killing somebody by hanging, for an alleged offense with our without a legal trial.
What is lynching.
300
The 20th of this month is Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor his legacy
What is January
300
A racially motivated terrorist attack on September 15, 1963 by members of the Ku Klux Klan group in Birmingham that resulted in the death of four little girls.
What is the Birmingham Church Bombing.
300
The 35th president of the United States responsible for the Civil Rights Bill, was president from 1961-1963.
Who is John F. Kennedy.
300
The amendment that guaranteed Blacks the right to vote.
What is the Fifteenth Amendment.
300
A society of white Southerners in the United States that was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves, used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people.
What is the KKK or Ku Klux Klan.
400
The birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.
What is Atlanta, Georgia.
400
A group of African-American students who were enrolled Little Rock Central High School in 1957 that was previously segregated and had to be protected by federal officers to attend school.
What is the Little Rock Nine.
400
The president of the United States responsible for the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960, also sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas during the Little Rock Nine crisis.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower.
400
A landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace, and facilities that served the general public.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
400
An African-American boy from Chicago who was murdered at the age of 14 in Mississippi for reportedly whistling at a White woman.
Who is Emmett Till.
500
The date of the assignation of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee
What is March 29, 1968.
500
Bus trips through the South to test out new laws that prohibit segregation in interstate travel facilities.
What is Freedom Rides.
500
A leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans.
Who is Elijah Muhammad.
500
An act that expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, and national origin.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1968.
500
The oldest and most influential civil rights organization with the mission to "ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination."
What is the NAACP or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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