JFK
Kennedy had a problem getting people to vote for him because he was a member of this religion.
What is Catholic?
This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus, was arrested, and sparked a movement for desegregation of public transportation.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This civil rights leader, known for preaching non-violent protest, was seen as the figurehead of the movement throughout most of the 60's.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This many programs were initiated during the years of the "Great Society".
What is over 60?
JFK's plans and policies during his presidency were known to be called this collective name.
Kennedy's vice president, this person would take over after his death and implement the "Great Society".
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
The now famous "I Have a Dream" speech was given at this momentous civil rights event in our nation's capital in 1963.
What is the March on Washington?
This supreme court decision stated that segregation of school facilities was considered unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS?
Undoubtedly his biggest failure during his presidency, JFK botched an attempted coup of the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro during this invasion.
What is the Bay of Pigs?
This person was the Attorney General under JFK and a Democratic nominee for president in 1968.
The first major move in desegregating buses came from a boycott of this major Alabama cities public transportation system in the 1950's.
What is Montgomery, AL?
This man was the leader of Latin Americans fight for more rights in the West, and eventually won union representation for agricultural workers in California.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
Lee Harvey Oswald is accused of shooting JFK from the 6th floor of this building in the heart of downtown Dallas, Texas.
What is the Texas School Book Depository?
This was the alleged assassin who murdered Bobby Kennedy in California in 1968.
Who is Sirhan Sirhan?
The Fair Housing Act, which made discrimination of buying and selling a house illegal, was a civil rights bill passed in what year?
What is 1968?
This man wins the election of 1968, brings about the "War on Drugs", and effectively ends the hippie movement of the 1960's.
Who is Richard Nixon?
Kennedy started the Space Race with his "We Go To the Moon" speech, an announcement made in Texas in 1962 on the football field of this university.
What is Rice University?
This man allegedly shot MLK in the Lorraine Motel of Memphis, TN in 1968.
Who is James Earl Ray?
Who is Orval Faubus?
The first sit-in at a Woolworth store took place in this North Carolina city.
What is Greensboro?