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This woman refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This boycott began after Rosa Parks' arrest and lasted over a year.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Protesters sat at "whites-only" lunch counters in this type of protest.
What is a sit-in?
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott took place in this state.
What is Alabama?
He delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
In 1963, protesters marched to Washington, D.C., to demand jobs and freedom.
What is the March on Washington?
Dr. King’s strategy for change emphasized this type of resistance.
What is nonviolent resistance?
A raised fist is a symbol of this movement, which emphasized Black pride and power.
What is the Black Power movement?
This Southern state was home to the famous Little Rock Nine.
What is Arkansas?
This leader of the Nation of Islam was known for his powerful speeches advocating for Black empowerment.
Who is Malcolm X?
This famous Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Boycotts and sit-ins are examples of this type of action.
What is a peaceful protest?
This song, often sung during protests, became an anthem of the Civil Rights Movement.
What is "We Shall Overcome"?
The March on Washington ended at this iconic location.
What is the Lincoln Memorial?
She was the first African American child to integrate an all-white school in New Orleans.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
The violent events on a bridge in Selma, Alabama, are known as this.
What is Bloody Sunday?
This type of test was often used to prevent African Americans from voting.
What is a literacy test?
This document, written by Martin Luther King Jr. in jail, defends nonviolent resistance.
What is the "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?
Greensboro sit-ins started in this state.
What is North Carolina?
This NAACP lawyer later became the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This 1964 law outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Freedom Riders protested segregation by doing this.
What is riding buses into the segregated South?
This monument in Washington, D.C., commemorates the leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
What is the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial?
This city is known as the "birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement.
What is Atlanta?