Early Civil Rights
50s/60s Civil Rights
JFK
Warren Court
Civil Rights II
100

Established the separate-but-equal doctrine

Plessy v. Ferguson
100
In response to the arrest of Rosa Parks, the black community in Montgomery began a

Bus boycott

100

This event was a major technological victory for the US during the Cold War

Apollo 11 moon landing

100

Miranda v. Arizona

You must have your legal rights read to you upon arrest

100

At the March on Washington in 1963, MLK Jr. famously did what?

Gave the "I Have a Dream" speech

200

Name an example of de facto segregation

Schools, housing, the workplace (segregation by tradition)

200

This group encouraged African Americans to arm themselves for self-defense

Black Panther Party

200

The most tense days of the Cold War were during

The Cuban Missile Crisis

200

Hernandez v. Texas

You have the right to be tried by a jury of your peers

200

This figure in the Black Power movement was a popular alternative to MLK Jr.

Malcolm X

300

Name an example of de jure segregation

Segregated restrooms, parks, laundromats, restaurants, etc. (segregation by law)

300

The Little Rock Nine were allowed to enroll at a predominately white high school because of this landmark court ruling

Brown v. Board of Education

300

Instead of using US troops, the CIA trained members of this group to fight at the Bay of Pigs

Cuban exiles

300

Gideon v. Wainwright

If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided to you

300

Name one tactic the FBI used to take down the Black Panther Party?

Informants, wiretapping, targeted killings, spreading rumors, flimsy criminal charges

400

Believed that African Americans would slowly gain civil rights by proving themselves as honest, hard workers

Booker T. Washington

400

MLK Jr. believed the best way to fight against racism and prejudice was through

Nonviolent resistance

400

Who was the man accused of murdering JFK?

Lee Harvey Oswald

400

Engel v. Vitale

No school-sanctioned prayer in public schools

400

Provide two examples of ways that African Americans were disenfranchised

Literacy tests, poll taxes, gerrymandering, political violence

500

WEB DuBois believed that the fastest way to true equality was

Political action and agitation

500

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not address protections for this fundamental right, so another major civil rights bill was passed the next year

The right to vote

500

What were two "firsts" for presidents when JFK was elected?

First Catholic president, youngest to be elected (43 years old)

500

Mapp v. Ohio

Search warrants required for law enforcement to enter your home, and illegally obtained evidence is not valid (exclusionary rule)

500

The Freedom Riders were a volunteer organization dedicated to ending segregation in

Bus lines/terminals

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