Who
Nationally recognized leader of the nonviolent civil rights movement in America
Martin Luther King Jr
Which law ensured the right to vote for all U.S. Citizens
Voting Rights Act of 1965
When was the Reconstruction Era?
1865-1877
In what city did MLK lead the 1955 bus boycott?
Montgomery
Equality
Everyone has the same rights, opportunities and social status
What world leader did Martin Luther King Jr get inspiration from?
Mahatma Gandhi
Which 1962 Amendment abolished the Poll Taxes that kept African Americans from voting?
24th Amendment
What year was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?
1968
Where did civil rights protesters march to hear MLKs most well known speech?
Washington D.C.
The act of separating one group/race from another
Segregation
Who said "By any means necessary"?
Malcolm X
This 1896 case ruled that "separate but equal" places for blacks and whites was okay?
Plessy v. Ferguson
When was the Civil Rights Act adopted?
1955
In 1960, black students began "sit-ins" in what type of places in Greensboro, NC?
Restaurant Lunch Counters
In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education established that...
Separate schools for blacks and white students was illegal
Civil Rights Activists that rode interstate buses into segregated southern United States in 1961
Freedom Riders
The Selma to Montgomery March
When was the Voting Rights Act adopted?
1965
Bloody Sunday
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
381 days
Who used nonviolent strategies to combat segregation
Martin Luther King Jr
Granted citizenship to former slaves
14th Amendment
What year did The March from Selma to Montgomery occur?
1965
In what city was MLK assassinated in 1968?
Memphis, TN
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
End segregation in all public places