People
Who wouldn't stand--Started the bus boycott
Rosa Parks
Which state did the Little Rock Nine live?
Arkansas
Why was civil rights resistance so strong in the south?
White government, KKK, white resistance
What was Soul Force?
Non-Violent Resistance
What is segregation?
Separation of whites from blacks in school, public areas..
Who was the 14 year old boy who was killed for talking to a white woman?
Emmett Till
Where did MLK give his "I have a Dream" speech?
Washington D.C.
What was Freedom Summer
College students registered African Americans to vote.
What is the Little Rock Nine?
9 African American students integrate a white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
What is another word for keeping blacks and whites separate?
Segregation
Who was the Civil Rights leader?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Where was MLK assassinated?
Memphis, Tennessee
What was CORE
Civil rights focused in the NORTH
What did Plessy v. Ferguson say? (3 words)
Separate but equal was okay
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that legally segregated blacks and whites.
Who was the first black Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
What is the nation's capital called?
Washington, D.C.
What is SNCC?
STUDENT non-violent Coordinating Committee
What did Linda Brown want to do, that ended up going to the Supreme Court?
Go to a neighborhood school...integrate
What is integration?
inclusivity and equality, particularly in race, but also economic, social, and culturally.
Who helped with Freedom Summer?
College age students
At which memorial did MLK give "I have a Dream" speech and why?
Lincoln Memorial-It was established that Abraham Lincoln was the president that said slavery was not allowed.
Name 4 voter registration problems
-closed offices
-impossible tests
-intimidation
-beatings
-poll tax
What did Brown v. Board of Education say?
Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson...separate was NOT equal.
What was the bus boycott?
African Americans refused to use the city busses' until equality was established. Went on for over a year.