Important Events
How did Martin Luther King die?
He was assassinated.
What kind of public places were separated for "white" and "black" people with the Jim Crow laws?
(give a minimum of four places)
Bathrooms, restaurants, theatres, churches, water fountains, buses, schools.....
Who was the first African-American president of the United States?
Barack Obama
What are the two themes of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech?
Politics and Religion
What year did Martin Luther King give his "I Have a Dream Speech"?
1963
Why were the Jim Crow laws created?
They were created to separate black and white people.
Who refused to sit in the "colored section" of a bus in order to make a stand against segregation?
Rosa Parks
What was Martin Luther King's parents' occupation?
His mother was a school teacher and his father was a minister.
What law was signed to prohibit discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What law existed in South Africa that is similar to the Jim Crow laws?
Apartheid
Who created the Emancipation Proclamation, a document that legally ended slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
What holiday is celebrated in the United States on July 4th?
Independence Day
What year was the Black Lives Matter movement created?
2013
What was the goal of the Civil Rights movement?
The goal was to end segregation and discrimination based on race.
What is the name of the terrorist group who violently tortured black people, protestors, and other minority groups (including Jews and Catholics) in the South?
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
Define the word "boycott"
To stop using something or doing something to show your support/dislike for a cause
In front of what memorial did Martin Luther King deliver his I Have a Dream speech?
Where is this memorial?
In front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
What was the slogan of the Jim Crow laws?
"Separate but equal"
What president created the Civil Rights act of 1964?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Name four states in the south of the USA that were affected by the Jim Crow laws.
Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana