What did they do?
first African American to be elected to the U.S. Senate in more than 85 years
Edward Brooke
gave the “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial
Martin Luther King Jr
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1968 accomplish?
It gave African Americans the right to live where they wanted
What was the outcome of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
It made it possible for all people to vote with no special requirements
True or False:
The Montgomery bus boycott ended when the courts ruled that segregation of buses was unconstitutional
True
first African American Supreme Court justice
Thurgood Marshall
organized freedom concerts to tell the story of the Civil Rights Movement
Coretta Scott King
From what college did King graduate in music and education?
Antioch College
What was the outcome of the Civil Rights Act of 1968?
It became illegal to discriminate against people trying to buy a home
Who were Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley?
African American girls killed in a church bombing
first African American mayor
Johnny Ford
refused to give up a bus seat, which led to the Montgomery bus boycott
Rosa Parks
How many books did Coretta Scott King Write?
two
What did Malcolm X want to be when he was growing up?
a lawyer
Which act made segregation of all public spaces illegal?
the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Birmingham’s first African American police officer
Leroy Stover
leader in the Civil Rights Movement who believed African Americans should practice self-defense
Malcolm X
Coretta and her siblings helped pick __________ during hard times?
cotton
What did Malcolm X believe caused his father’s death?
racist violence
Who was waiting for the Freedom Riders when their Greyhound bus arrived in Anniston, Alabama?
a mob of 200 white people
Which president appointed Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What did Thurgood Marshall help to end in our country?
segregation
What was the outcome of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
There could be no more segregation in public places
What did Malcolm X do while he was in jail?
He read and studied
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 was also called the what?
Open Housing Law