Dates
This is the year that MLK was assassinated
What is 1968?
This march took place in Alabama in1965
What is Selma?
This man is the leader of the Civil Rights Movement
Who is MLK?
This amendment African American citizenship
What is the 14th amendment?
This act ended discrimination in the workplace
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Brown vs. Board of Education took place in this year
What is 1954?
This event marked the beginning of the modern-day Civil Rights Movement
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This group advocated for violent and militant reaction to gain their civil rights
Who are the Black Panthers?
This amendment abolished the use of poll taxes
What is the 24th amendment?
This supreme court case was decided by the state of Texas to redistribute property taxes so that wealthy and poorer schools would be given the same amount of resources
What is Edgewood Independent School District v. Kirby?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began in this year
What is 1955?
Jackie Robinson played for this major league baseball team
What are the Brooklyn Dodgers?
This man advocated for the economic rights of farm workers
Who is César Chávez?
This amendment gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment?
This court case banned the segregation of schools
What is Brown v Board of Education?
The March on Washington and "I Have a Dream" speech took place in this year
What is 1963?
Orval Faubus is the governor of this state and attempted to block the entry of nine African American students
What is Arkansas?
This African American Lawyer later became a Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18
What is the 26th amendment?
This court case allowed the for the “separate but equal” clause
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
The Civil Rights Act of ______________ ended discrimination of minorities in the workplace.
What is 1964?
This event took place when James Meredith was blocked from entry into Ole Miss
What are the Mississippi Riots?
This woman wrote the Feminine Mystique that advocated for Women’s Rights Movement
Who is Betty Friedan?
This amendment abolished slavery
What is the 13th amendment?
Great Society programs, affirmative action, and Title IX legislation were intended to expand economic opportunities to these groups of people
What are women and minorities?