Organizations
This civil rights organization was founded in New York in 1909 by W.E.B DuBois, Ida B. Wells, Archibald Grimke, and Mary Church Terrell
NAACP
This amendment says that all people naturalized in the US are citizens of the country and guaranteed equal protection of the law.
Fourteenth
True or False. In 1956, the Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation
True
Who was the first black student to attend the University of Mississippi?
James Meredith
What was it called when whites moved out of cities to the suburbs?
White flight
What does the Civil Rights organization CORE stand for?
Congress of Racial Equality
This court case allowed separate but equal accommodations for blacks and whites
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Who was the woman most noted during this time who refused to give up her seat?
Rosa Scott
In which state was the governor ordered to honor the court order to desegregate?
Alabama
Who encouraged Stokely Carmichael to stop using the term "Black Power"?
MLK, Jr.
This was a nonviolent Civil rights organization founded in 1957 by MLK, Jr. and Ella Baker
The SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
This amendment prohibited the denial of voting rights based on race or color
15th
Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
MLK, Jr.
Who was the president that ordered congress to pass the Civil Rights bill?
JFK
These three men were leaders in the Black Panther movement.
This civil rights organization was created mostly for students and younger activists.
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
This 14 year old boy was murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman
Emmitt Till
What organization was formed to organize the boycott?
Montgomery Improvement Association
Which president actually signed the Civil Rights Bill?
LBJ
In which state was MLK, Jr. Assassinated?
Tennessee
Inspired by the ideas of Malcolm X, this organization was founded in 1966 in Oakland, CA by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
The Black Panther Party
This court case challenged segregation in schools
Brown vs. Board
Daily Double: How many days did African Americans refuse to ride the buses?
381
Who was the reverend who invited Dr. King to help desegregate Birmingham?
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
Who shot and killed Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
James Earl Ray