Leaders of the Movement
This person was inspired by Emmett Till, so she refused to give up her seat on the bus.
Who was Rose Parks?
At this famous event, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
What was the March on Washington?
Two train cars, one for whites and one for blacks, are considered to be constitutional because it is this.
What is "Separate but Equal?"
This young man was tortured and killed, and his murderers were set free.
Who was Emmett Till?
The KKK was founded after this war.
What was the Civil War?
This person was a key figure and leader of the Civil Rights Movement. He believed in peaceful protests.
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
13 people rode a bus through the south to protest bus segregation.
Who were the Freedom Riders?
These laws were created to enforce segregation.
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
This person shot and killed Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who was James Earl Ray?
This person spoke of black pride, the importance of staying segregated so they would not be consumed by white traditions.
Who was Malcolm X?
This court case upheld that "Separate but Equal" does not go against anyone's constitutional rights.
What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
What was had an open-casket funeral?
April 4, 1968.
When was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?
This person founded the Ku Klux Klan.
Who was Nathaniel Bedford Forrest?
This person was murdered while helping with the Selma to Montgomery March.
Who was Viola Liuzzo?
These two presidents were key to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Hint- one introduced it and one signed it.
Who were John F Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson?
These are the three main types of protests used during the Civil Rights Movement.
What are sit-ins, marches, and boycotts?
This court case declared that it was unconstitutional to segregate schools.
This president fought hard to end the KKK and considered them to be evil.
Who was Harry Truman?