The Civil War
The year in which the Civil War ended
What is 1865?
Preacher from Georgia who, famously, had a dream
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
The division of black and white people
What is segregation?
The name of the movement often seen protesting police killings of African Americans
What is Black Lives Matter?
RESPECT
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Who is Rosa Parks?
Three of the most important elements of the DOI
What is the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
Today's civil rights movements often focus on this, for example regarding roles in movies or on television
What is representation?
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Who is Bob Dylan?
The name of the Southern states during the war
What is the Confederacy?
Former slave, whose narrative we have read
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Slang term for segregation laws in the US South
What is "Jim Crow"?
City in Virginia, in which "good people on both sides" clashed during protests in 2017
What is Charlottesville?
Alright
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
The biggest and most famous battle of the American Civil War - seen by many as the turning point of the war
What is The Battle of Gettysburg?
14-year old boy who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after allegations that he had offended a white woman
Who is Emmett Till?
Law that banned discrimination in employment and in public accomodation
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Battle cry for the Black Lives Matter movement, inspired by the last words of Eric Garner, who was killed by police officers
What is "I can't breathe"?
Who is Billie Holiday?
The law that ensured the end of slavery
What is the emancipation proclamation?
The president who signed the Civil Rights Act, but, unfortunately, also escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War
Taking away the voting rights of certain people, for example convicted felons
What is disenfranchisement?
American football player who sparked outrage by kneeling during the national anthem
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
Fortunate Son
Who is Creedence Clearwater Revival?