Analyzing the Roles of individuals, groups, and events in securing civil rights during the mid 20th century

Individuals

100

This Person Was Known For His "I had a dream" Speech

Martin Luther King Jr.

200

This Civil Right's Leader, once a member of the Nation of Islam, advocated for Black empowerment, "By any means necessary" 

Malcom X

300

She refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery in 1955, sparking a city wide bus boycott that lasted over a year

Rosa Parks

400

As a young leader of the SNCC, he helped organize the march on Washington and later became a US Congressmen for Georgia

John Lewis 

500

Before becoming the first African American justice on the Supreme Court, he argued and won the landmark case of Brown V Board of Education

Thurgood Marshall

Events

100

In 1963, this Alabama city became the focus of national attention when peaceful protesters, including children, were met with police dogs and fire hoses.

Birmingham

200

This massive demonstration in Washington, D.C., took place in August 1963 and is where Dr. King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

March on Washington

300

In 1957, nine Black students faced angry mobs and the National Guard when they tried to integrate Central High School in this Southern city.

Little Rock 

400

This 1960 protest began when four Black college students sat at a whites-only lunch counter in North Carolina and refused to leave.

Greensboro sit-in

500

In 1961, this interracial protest involved activists riding interstate buses into the South to test Supreme Court rulings on segregation.

Freedom Riders

Groups

100

This organization, founded in 1909, used legal action to fight segregation and played a major role in Brown v. Board of Education.

NAACP

200

Led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this group organized nonviolent protests and was a key force behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

SCLC

300

Made up mostly of college students, this group helped organize sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and voter registration drives in the South.

SNCC

400

This group was known for its "Ten-Point Program" and for monitoring police brutality in Black communities, especially in California.

Black Panther Party

500

This interracial group helped organize the Freedom Rides and was known for using nonviolent direct action throughout the 1940s–60s.

CORE