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In 1896, Plessy vs. Ferguson ruled schools could be this
What is Separate but Equal
100
This is the word used for separating racial groups
What is segregation
100
This is the civil rights leader that is known for the inspirational "I have a Dream..." speech
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
100
This was the name given to the students who rode buses throughout the South to promote desegregation of bus stations
What are freedom riders
100
These are three examples of places that were segregated during the Jim Crow Era
What are Restrooms, Schools, Drinking Fountains, Restaurants, etc
200
In 1954, this court case said that separate schools were Unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
200
This is the word used for the mixing of racial groups
What is integration
200
This is the woman who refused to give up her seat to a white person on a bus
Who is Rosa Parks
200
This was the name given to the students who desegregated an all white school on September 25, 1957
What is the Little Rock 9
200
These are two ways that women were discriminated against before there were laws to protect them.
What are employers hired men instead, and women were paid less
300
This act, signed in 1965, banned literacy test poll taxes so all people can vote
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965
300
This is the name given to the event when black students refused to leave an all white restaurant
What is a sit-in
300
This is the President who desegregated the military
Who is Harry S. Truman
300
This is the name of a boycott that launched after an arrest
What is Montgomery Bus Boycott
300
This organization fought for women's rights
What is the NOW (National Organization for Women
400
The G.I. Bill of Rights gave these benefits to World War 2 Veterans
What are Educational, Housing, and Employment benefits
400
This is what it is called when people refuse to use something
What is a boycott
400
This is the name of the President that sent Federal Troops to protect the Little Rock 9 students.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower
400
This event, on September 15, 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama, killed four young girls that were attending Sunday school.
What is the Bombing of the 16th St. Baptist Church
400
This is the Amendment that created opportunities for women in business and public service
What is the Equal Rights Amendment
500
This act, signed in 1964, banned segregation and integrated the races.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
500
Martin Luther King told African Americans to use this technique to gain rights
What is Passive resistance or Civil disobedience
500
This woman played an important role in expanding the rights of American women
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt
500
This event, held in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963, was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history.
What is the March on Washington
500
This is the town and state in which the first suburban neighborhood was created.
What is Levittown, Pennsylvania