Civil Rights leaders
Who in 1963, gave the famous “ I have dream” speech?
Martin Luther King
The Sit-Ins protested segregation in what facilities?
Diners/restaurants
Jim Crow laws were put into place to?
Keep African Americans from getting their full equality
What woman refused to give up her bus seat to a white man and began the Montgomery bus boycott?
Rosa Parks
What does segregation mean?
Each race is kept separate from each other
Which Civil rights leader wanted African Americans to establish separate communities, he did not believe that being peaceful had achieved anything and should blacks should act in their own self defense when violence was inflicted upon them.
Malcolm X
What law was signed by President Lyndon Johnson prohibiting discrimination of all kinds based on race, colour, religion or national origin?
Civil Rights act of 1964
In 1896, the court case of Plessy v. Ferguson stated that?
Separate but equal was constitutional
What was Emmett Tills mothers name?
Mamie Till
What does desegregation mean?
The races are not kept separated from each other
Which Civil rights leader thought that segregation should end now! Blacks should not have to wait for or try to earn their equality from whites. Blacks should also have the option to have whatever type education they wanted whether it be practical or academic.
W.E.B. Du Bois
During the Great Migration, African Americans moved in significant numbers to the North in order to?
Escape segregation & find better jobs
In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education case determined that?
The segregation of American public schools was illegal
What terrorist group hoped to deny African-Americans equal rights as citizens?
The Ku Klux Klan
Sometimes it is necessary to disobey unjust laws and to work to have them changed. What statement most accurately reflects this idea?
Civil disobedience
What Civil rights leader stated violence is pointless and to achieve equality blacks should not use violence. He stated that if a law was unjust blacks should be morally obligated to not follow it but accept the consequences. He hoped for brotherhood for all men and the ending of segregation.
Martin Luther King
The Great Depression was hardest on Blacks because?
Blacks were the first to lose their jobs, and did not have financial savings to help them through the Great Depression
The main goal of the civil rights movement was to?
End segregation based on race
What was the name of the 14 year old boy from Chicago who was murdered for talking to a white woman? The photo of his corpse was published & shocked Americans into fighting for civil rights.
Emmett Till
What document states “All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights?
Declaration of Independence
What civil rights leader wanted blacks to work hard and earn their equality from whites. He did not believe in pushing for the ending of segregation or equal rights now. He thought blacks should focus on working hard, saving money & getting a practical education so they would be superior laborers.
Booker T Washington
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s was a period when African Americans...?
Made important contributions in music, literature, & art
Literacy tests, Poll Taxes & the Grandfather Clause were put into place to?
Prevent African Americans from voting
What United States president signed the Civil Rights act of 1964?
Lyndon Johnson
What religious group did Malcolm X belong to?
The Nation of Islam