Civil Rights Leaders
Court Cases
Civil Rights Acts and Organization
Important Dates
100
Booker T. Washington
This person pushed for the creation of agricultural and technical schools.
100
1954
The Brown v. Board of Education was establish in what year?
100
Civil Rights Act of 1866
" Without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude."-Which Civil Rights Act did this quote come from?
100
President Kennedy was assassinated.
On November 22, 1963 what happened?
200
Rosa Parks
Who sparked the Civil Rights Movement?
200
Federal Courts
In the Baker v. Carr court case it establsihed that who can hear lawsuits seeking to force state authorities to redraw electoral districts?
200
Civil Rights Act of 1957
What was teh first Civil Rights Act since the reconstruction?
200
December 1, 1955
On what day was Rosa Parks challenged by segregation?
300
Martin Luther King
Who was the most influecntial Civil Rights leader of the 1960's?
300
True
In the Reynolds v. Sims (1964) case did it state that the state legislative districts should be equal in population? True or False
300
Andrew Johnson
Who was the president that passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
300
1909
The NAACP was founded in what year?
400
Abraham Lincoln
Who ended slavery after the Civil War?
400
1964
The Reynolds v. Sims and The Heart of Alanta Motel v. U.S. were both established in what year?
400
The Dawes Act
This Act allotted each head of the household 160 acres of reservation land for Native Americans.
400
April 14, 1968
What was the date of Martin Luther Kings assassination in Memphis?
500
Linda Brown
Who helped all black children get a better education?
500
Loving v. Virginia
States may not ban interracial marriage was which Court Case?
500
Chinese Exclusion Act
This Act barred Chinese immigration for ten years and prevented the Chinese already in the country from becoming citizens.
500
1968
In the wake of Martin Luther Kings death congress passed the Civil Rights Act of what?
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