Leaders
A leader of the American Civil Rights Movement who gave their famous, "I Have a Dream." speech at the March on Washington in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr?
Started by Rosa Parks, integrated public transit, and proved nonviolent mass protest could force meaningful Civil Rights reform.
What was The Montgomery Bus Boycott?
The case that the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
The first federal law in U.S. history to define American citizenship and guarantee equal protection under the law for all citizens.
What is The Civil Rights Act of 1866?
"I would like to be remembered as a person who concerned herself with freedom, equality, justice, and prosperity for all people."
Who is Rosa Parks?
A Civil Rights activist who's known for their key figure in the Nation of Islam and their famous message titled, "Message to the Grassroots."
Who is Malcolm X?
Advocated for the civil and economic rights of African Americans, an estimated 250,000 people attended.
What was The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?
The infamous 1857 Supreme Court ruling that declared African Americans were not U.S. citizens.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
Signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson that prohibited discrimination in public places.
What is The Civil Rights Act of 1964?
"To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity."
Who is Nelson Mandela?
A Civil Rights leader who is known as, "The Father of Black History" for creating Black History Month.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
A group of African American students who attended an all-white school, this escalated majorly with violent crowds due to the ruling of segregated public schools.
What was The Little Rock Crisis?
The case that the Court held that the 6th and 14th Amendments guarantee a right of legal counsel to anyone accused of a crime.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
Established the Civil Rights section of the Justice Department, but failed to protect Black voting rights.
What is The Civil Rights Act of 1957?
"I am sick and tired of being sick and tired."
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?
A Civil Rights activist and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance who's known for being the writer of "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
Who is James Weldon Johnson?
A protest where a group of African American students refused to leave a lunch counter after being denied service.
What was The Greensboro Sit-Ins?
The case in which the Court found that excluding women from military college violated the 14th Amendment.
What is United States v. Virginia?
Guaranteed universal access to public transportation, inns, theaters, and more regardless of race.
What is The Civil Rights Act of 1875?
"Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on."
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
An American Lawyer who is known as, "The Man Who Killed Jim Crow."
Who is Charles Hamilton Houston?
More than 1,000 African American Students attempted to march to desegregate Birmingham, they were hit by high-pressure water jets and dispersed by police dogs.
What was The Birmingham Campaign of 1963?
The case that established the constitutional principle of "one person, one vote."
What is Reynolds v. Sims?
Prohibited discrimination in the sale, financing, and rental of housing nationwide.
What is The Civil Rights Act of 1968?
"I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own."
Who is Audre Lorde?