Demands and Truman
After what event did the campaign for civil rights begin to accelerate?
World War II
What does the NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
Rosa Parks
Who was the governor of Arkansas that would not enforce integration?
Governor Orval Faubus
Who became the first African American baseball player in the MLB?
Jackie Robinson
In a letter to a friend, President Truman had stated that he was not looking for social equality, but for what?
Equality for opportunity for all human beings.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) held that segregation of the races in public institutions was constitutional as long as facilities were...what?
Separate but equal.
Who would eventually become the spokesperson of the protest movement?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What did the governor of Arkansas do to keep the 9 African American Students out of school?
Posted the Arkansas National Guard at the school to keep them out.
What high court did the Brown v. Board of Education go to after appeals?
The Supreme Court.
What government organization or body failed to act or address issues dealing with civil rights?
Congress
Who was the (famous) lawyer that argued on behalf of Mr. Brown?
Thurgood Marshall
What laws did Rosa Parks violate, leading to her arrest?
Segregation Laws
Who thought Faubus's actions were a direct challenge to his authority as president?
President Eisenhower
Who privately disagreed with the Brown V. Board of Education ruling/decision?
President Eisenhower
(Finish the sentence) Millions of people believed that the time had come to demand that the nation live up to its creed that.....
all are equal before the law.
Why did Mr. Oliver Brown sue the Topeka, Kansas Board of Education?
To allow his 8 year old daughter Linda to attend a school that only white children were allowed to attend.
How was the Bus Boycott supposed to work?What were people supposed to do?
Avoid the city buses, not riding the buses, car pooling, walking, etc...
Who were the 'Little Rock 9?' (answers will vary)
(Answers will vary) 9 African American Students that were to be the first students to integrate in Little Rock Kansas.
Although the bus company in Montgomery was losing money during the boycott, what did they refuse to do?
Change their policies.
President Truman took action and banned or ended discrimination/segregation in what areas?
-Hiring of federal employees
-In the armed services
What was the Supreme Courts decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
Separate facilities are inherently unequal.
What was the Supreme Courts ruling on bus segregation?
It was unconstitutional.
How did President Eisenhower resolve the situation?
Placed the National Guard under federal command and sent in more troops to escort the 9 students.
What is the highest court in the land?
The Supreme Court.