March on Washington
This many demonstrators gathered for the March on Washington.
What is over 200,000?
The name of Dr. King's famous speech given at the March on Washington,
What is "I Have a Dream"?
This 1954 case declared racial segregation in public schools inherently unequal.
Brown v. Board of Education?
This 1947 case addressed segregation of Latino students in public education.
What is Mendez v. Westminster?
This doctrine, established in Plessy v. Ferguson, was used to justify segregation.
What is "separate but equal"?
The March on Washington took place on this date in 1963.
What is August 28?
King used this financial metaphor to describe America's unfulfilled promise of equality.
What is "cashing a check"?
This 1967 case struck down state laws banning interracial marriage.
What is Loving v. Virginia?
The March on Washington aimed to pressure Congress to pass this act.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
The Brown v. Board of Education decision effectively overturned this doctrine.
What is "separate but equal"?
This landmark was the site of the rally during the March on Washington.
What is the Lincoln Memorial?
King addressed this recurring question about the civil rights movement's goals.
What is "When will you be satisfied?"
This 1896 case established the "separate but equal" doctrine.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This movement challenged systemic racism in education and other areas of public life.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
The Loving v. Virginia case affirmed this as a fundamental right.
What is the right to marry?
The primary goal of the March was to build public support for this legislation.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
King's speech called for this type of change, beyond symbolic victories.
What is real, substantive change?
This 1857 decision ruled that African Americans could not be citizens.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
The March on Washington was described as this type of protest.
What is a peaceful protest?
The Dred Scott decision reinforced this institution and denied rights to Black people.
What is slavery?
This civil rights leader, who later became a congressman, was the youngest speaker at the March on Washington and is the last surviving speaker from the event.
Who is John Lewis?
Dr. King's speech alludes to this specific document, using its opening phrase to contrast the promise of America with the reality faced by African Americans.
What is the Declaration of Independence? (King says, "This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.")
This Supreme Court Justice, known for his liberal views, wrote the unanimous opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, despite having been a member of the Ku Klux Klan in his youth.
Who is Earl Warren?
This civil rights organization, founded in 1957, was led by Dr. King and organized many of the protests during the Civil Rights Movement, including the March on Washington.
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
This legal principle, established in Marbury v. Madison but crucial in civil rights cases, allows the Supreme Court to declare a legislative or executive action unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?