Important People
This person was one of the most prominent figures of the Civil Rights Movement
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This was a boycott of public transportation in an Alabama City
What is the Montgomery bus boycott?
What is Martin Luther King, Jr. day?
This is the city and state in which Martin Luther King, Jr. was born.
What is Atlanta, Georgia
What is February?
This person was the first African American president of the United States
Who is Barack Obama?
These types of protest involved going to segregated places and taking up "whites only" space
What are restaurant sit-ins?
This is the year that MLK day became a federal holiday.
What is 1983?
Martin Luther King, Jr. was jailed this many times
What is 29?
This is when the original BHM celebration took place.
What is the second week of February?
This woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This specific protest involved large crowds going to the US capital to fight for job equality, among other things.
What is the 1963 March on Washington?
This is the name of the laws that made segregation legal in the southern states.
What are the Jim Crow Laws?
Martin Luther King, Jr. gave this speech during the March on Washington
What is the "I Have a Dream" speech?
Who is Gerald Ford?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This type of protest was encouraged by MLK's counterpart, Malcolm X.
What is Armed Self-Defense?
This was the US supreme court case that upheld the Jim Crow laws, stating separate but equal was legal
What is Plessy V. Ferguson?
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in this city and state.
What is Memphis, Tennessee
This year was the start of the initial Black History celebrations
What is 1926?
Who is Malcolm X?
Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote this as a form of protest during one of his times in jail.
What is the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?
The March on Washington was held on this date.
What is August 28, 1963?
This is the date on which Martin Luther King, Jr. was born.
What is January 15th, 1929?
This prominent group was made up of the first African American students to attend a previously segregated high school.
What is the Little Rock Nine?