Organizations
Various civil rights organizations were formed to fight against these two forms of segregation.
What is de jure and de facto segregation?
This famous preacher gave a critical speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
This landmark case declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
JFK are the initials of this popular US President.
Who is John F. Kennedy? (Double if you can list what his middle name is)
LBJ are the initials of this popular US President.
This group was known to use violence to protect Black people and communities.
What are the Black Panthers?
This person was known for his radical, Black nationalist views, serving as a contrast to Dr. King
Who is Malcolm X?
This law outlawed discrimination in public accommodations and employment on the basis of race.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
JFK's domestic program agenda was given this name.
What is New Frontier?
LBJ's domestic program agenda was given this name.
This organization primarily focused on legal strategies in challenging de jure segregation, particularly in education.
What is the NAACP?
This young girl could be considered the predecessor to Rosa Parks.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
This controversial Supreme Court decision set a precedent for de jure segregation to be acceptable.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
JFK ran against (and ultimately defeated) this individual, and was greatly aided by the power of television.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This piece of legislation was signed by LBJ in memoriam of his predecessor.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This group was an interracial civil rights organization that helped to organize the Freedom Rides of 1961.
What is CORE?
This NAACP lawyer led the legal strategy that helped win Brown v. Board of Education.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This case, brought before the Supreme Court, required suspects to be informed of their rights while being arrested.
This man killed JFK.
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?
This LBJ program provided health insurance to Americans 65 and older.
What is Medicare?
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was formed after the success of this historic organized event.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Executive Order 9981 was given by this US President. DAILY DOUBLE: You can choose to double your points by also stating what EO 9981 did.
Who is President Harry Truman? DAILY DOUBLE: Desegregated the armed forces
This Supreme Court decision required states to provide attorneys to defendants who could not afford one in felony cases.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
JFK signed this piece of legislation in 1963 that required equal wages for equal work in industries engaged in commerce or producing goods for commerce.
What is the Equal Pay Act?
LBJ was born in this town and state.
What is Stonewall, TX?