What's Love Got to Do With It?
Love & Justice in Black History
Fighting for Justice
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This landmark 1967 Supreme Court case struck down laws banning interracial marriage in the U.S.

What is Loving v. Virginia?

100

This famous couple, known for their civil rights activism, worked together to fight for racial justice, and one of them was assassinated in 1968.

Who are Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King?

100

This landmark 1954 Supreme Court case declared school segregation unconstitutional.

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

200

This civil rights leader preached that “justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love.”

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

200

This married couple helped lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott after one of them refused to give up her seat to a white passenger.

Who are Rosa and Raymond Parks?

200

This modern-day activist and former NFL quarterback kneeled during the national anthem to protest police brutality.

Who is Colin Kaepernick?

300

This U.S. state was the last to officially remove its interracial marriage ban from state law in the year 2000.

What is Alabama?

300

This Black poet wrote the line, “Love is a human right,” and used his art to promote social justice.

Who is Langston Hughes?

300

This organization, founded in 1909, is the nation’s oldest civil rights group and continues to fight for racial justice today.

What is the NAACP?

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