Key Figure
This man became the first African American President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This case declared school segregation unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
Martin Luther King Jr. supported this type of protest.
What is nonviolent protest?
This movement began in response to police violence against Black Americans.
What is Black Lives Matter?
She was the first African American woman elected to Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This amendment granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This 2013 case weakened the Voting Rights Act.
What is Shelby County v. Holder?
He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
This term refers to racism built into laws or institutions.
What is systemic racism?
She made history as the first African American woman Vice President.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This amendment prohibited denying the right to vote based on race.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This case ruled that states must provide attorneys to defendants who cannot afford one.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
This organization used court cases to challenge segregation.
What is the NAACP?
This term describes elected officials who reflect the demographics of their voters.
What is descriptive representation?
He became the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This 1964 law banned segregation and discrimination.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This case ended segregation on public buses.
What is Browder v. Gayle?
This 1964 law outlawed segregation and discrimination based on race.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This Texas congresswoman is known for her strong social media presence, often sharing speeches and viral political moments online.
Who is Jasmine Crockett?
He was a longtime NAACP leader and editor of The Crisis magazine.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This 1965 law aimed to end voter suppression in the South.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This 1896 case legalized segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This group was influenced by Malcolm X and emphasized Black pride, self-defense, and political power in the 1960s.
What is the Black Panther Party?
During the Trump administration, this federal holiday honoring a civil rights leader was removed from the National Park Service’s fee-free days.
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Juneteenth?