supreme court case that said "separate but equal" was constitutional (legal)
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
100
Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech called
What is "I Have a Dream"
100
nonviolent protest in which people sit down and refuse to get up
What is a sit-in
100
This is the first instance of integration for African Americans - President Harry Truman signed an executive order (rule made by the president)
What is in the armed forces
200
Music in the 1950s that was heavily influenced by jazz and rhythm and blues
What is rock & roll?
200
Supreme Court decisions that ruled schools must desegregate
What is Brown v. Board of Education
200
Dr. King gave his famous speech during this march
What is the March on Washington
200
nonviolent refusal to obey laws
What is civil disobedience
200
In Arkansas, the governor refused to allow Central High School to integrate - sent the National Guard to prevent integration
President Eisenhower sent US troops in to protect students
What is the Little Rock Nine
300
In the 1950s, this changed entertainment, influenced people's consumer behavior, and influenced people's voting and political decisions.
What is TV?
300
lawyer who defended in the Brown v. Board of education case - argued that separate but equal is unconstitutional
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
300
MLK wrote this letter in response to the 8 clergymen who were against what he was doing
What is the Letter from Birmingham Jail
300
Protestors who rode buses through Southern states - African Americans and whites together
What is the Freedom Riders
300
The most segregated city in the South.
Where is Birmingham?
400
A difference in music, clothing choices, hairstyles and culture between teenagers and their parents/older generations
What is a generation gap?
400
To ask a higher court to review the decision of a lower court
What is an appeal?
400
Martin Luther was inspired by Rosa Parks, which started this movement
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
400
Nonviolent protest when people refuse to buy products or services
What is a boycott?
500
This is the first suburb ever built
What is Levvitown
500
Act that said states are NOT allowed to prevent African Americans from registering to vote
What is called the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
500
Theme of "I Have a Dream" speech
Don't give up the fight for freedom, equality, and justice.
500
What is the word used to describe an end to segregation?
What is desegregate?
500
Laws in the South that allowed discrimination in jobs, housing, and education