Court Cases
This segregation is by fact
de facto segregation
These protests involved sitting at segregated lunch counters.
This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus
Rosa Parks
In which city was President Kennedy assassinated
Dallas, Texas
This amendment banned poll taxes
24th amendment
This segregation is by law
de jure segregation
This city was the site of the famous bus boycott
Montgomery, Alabama
This leader promoted nonviolence and gave the “I Have a Dream” speech
Martin Luther King Jr
This date was when President Kennedy was assassinated
November 22, 1963
This organization is known as SNCC
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
This case established "separate but equal"
Plessy v. Ferguson
This organization is known as CORE.
Congress of Racial Equality
This president won the 1960 election in part due to his strong televised debate performance
John F Kennedy
This term describes the violent Selma march in 1965
Bloody Sunday
This organization is known as NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
This case ruled segregation in schools as unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education
This 1963 event featured MLK Jr.’s famous speech.
March on Washington
This activist supported Black Nationalism and changed his last name
Malcolm X
This commission studied causes of racial unrest in U.S. cities
Kerner Commission
This law banned segregation in public accommodations
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This case helped desegregate interstate travel facilities.
Boynton v. Virginia
This 1965 law eliminated literacy tests and protected African American voting rights
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This man became the first African American Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
This term describes the belief in racial unity and separate identity among African Americans
Black Nationalism
This program aimed to improve society through reforms in education, healthcare, and poverty, but had both benefits and criticisms
Johnson's Great Society
The Great Society