Famous Figures
This Civil Rights activist delivered the "I Have a Dream" Speech
Martin Luther King Jr.
What court case overturned the "Separate but Equal" doctrine?
Brown v. Board
When was the "I Have a Dream" Speech?
1963
Which organization was founded in 1909, helped integrate the Little Rock 9, and contributed to organizing the March on Washington?
NAACP
What were Jim Crow laws?
Laws that legalized racial segregation
Who famously attended an all-white New Orleans kindergarten in 1959 when she was only 6 years old?
Ruby Bridges
How many cases were involved in Brown v. Board?
5
When was Brown v. Board?
1954
What does the NAACP stand for?
Which Amendments are known as the Reconstruction Amendments?
13th, 14th, and 15th
Before Rosa Parks, who refused to give up their seat on a bus to a white person?
Claudette Colvin
What court case in 1892 upheld the "Separate but Equal" doctrine?
Plessy v. Ferguson
When was Emmett Till murdered?
1955
Where was the NAACP founded?
New York
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished Slavery
Who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Which Amendment did racial segregation in public schools violate?
14th Amendment
When was the Civil Rights act (signed by LBJ) passed?
1964
Which organization was inspired by Malcolm X and fought for Black independance with any means necessary?
Black Panther Party
What did the Civil Rights act do?
Banned racial segregation
Which member of the Little Rock 9 was the only graduate of Little Rock Central High?
Ernest Green
What court case in 1967 overturned state laws that banned interracial marriage?
Loving v. Virginia
When was the 15th Amendment created, giving African-American men the right to vote?
1870
Which organization was founded by Ella Baker and was focused on non-violent activism that involved students?
SNCC
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?
Outlawed discriminatory voting rules