Key Figures
This person led the march on Washington
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The boycott that involved people refusing to take the bus
What is Montgomery Bus Boycott?
The march on Washington led by Martin Luther King Jr.
What is the March on Washington?
This singer’s song "Mississippi Goddam" was a direct, angry response to the 1963 bombing of a church in Birmingham
Who is Nina Simone?
This city is the location of the Lincoln Memorial, where 250,000 people gathered for the 1963 March on Washington.
What is Washington, D.C.?
This woman sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who is Rosa Parks?
Involved black college students sitting in a white-only diner and refused to leave
What is the Sit-In Movement?
The man who led the marches on Washington was standing on the balcony of a motel
What is the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.?
This 1963 book of essays by James Baldwin provided a chilling and eloquent warning about the state of American race relations.
What is The Fire Next Time?
This "Cradle of the Confederacy" was the site of a 381-day bus boycott and the starting point for the 1965 march to the state capital.
What is Montgomery, Alabama?
This man argued for self-defense rights for blacks
Who is Malcolm X?
Marched 54 miles but were brutally attacked by state troopers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, this attack would be known as "Bloody Sunday"
Hint: In the movie Selma, some watched it in English
What is the Selma to Montgomery Marches?
The very brutal attack that took place on a march on Edmund Pettus Bridge
Hint: In the movie Selma, some watched it in English
What is "Bloody Sunday"
This soul singer’s 1964 hit, "A Change Is Gonna Come," became an anthem for the movement after his untimely death.
Who is Sam Cooke?
This city is home to the Mason Temple, where Dr. King gave his final "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech during a sanitation workers' strike.
What is Memphis, Tennessee?
The first black supreme justice and ended segregation in schools
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Series of campaigns in America's most segregated cities
What is the Birmingham Campaign?
A law signed by President Johnson that prohibited the discrimination based on race, gender, religion, color, and national origin
What is The Civil Act of 1964
This four-word slogan appeared on placards during the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike to demand human dignity.
What is "I AM A MAN"?
In 1957, President Eisenhower sent federal troops to this state capital to protect nine Black students integrating Central High School.
What is Little Rock, Arkansas?
Worked to end segregation in the University of Mississippi but was assassinated
Who is Medgar Evers?
Involved riding buses to test whether southern states were following federal laws that banned segregation on interstate buses but were met with HEAVY violence
What are the Freedom Rides?
The long fight in the supreme court the made segregation in any public faculty illegal
What is Brown V. Board of Education
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, these two American sprinters climbed the medal podium and raised black-gloved fists during the National Anthem to protest racial injustice.
Who are Tommie Smith and John Carlos?
This Tennessee city is home to the Mason Temple, where Dr. King gave his final "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech.
What is Memphis?