People
A famous poet that wrote 'Still I Rise'.
Who is Maya Angelou
This word means to separate people based on their skin color.
What is segregation?
This person served in the US House of Representatives from 1987-2020.
(www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-key-figures-in-the-American-civil-rights-movement)
Who was John Lewis?
People refused to ride the buses until everyone could sit where they wanted.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This word means to deny a person an opportunity because of the color of their skin.
What is discriminate?
This person became famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
In the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial, 200,000 listened to this famous speech.
(www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther-King-Jr/The-letter-from-the-Birmingham-jail)
What is the 'I Have a Dream' speech?
These laws were named after a movie character.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
This person was assassinated in Memphis, TN on April 4, 1968.
(www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-key-figures-in-the-American-civil-rights-movement)
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
This famous court case declared racial segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional.
(www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-key-figures-in-the-American-civil-rights-movement)
What is Brown v the Board of Education Topeka?
this word means the right of different groups of people to receive the same treatment afforded to other groups.
What is equality?
In 1960 this person integrated an all-white in New Orleans.
(www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-key-figures-in-the-American-civil-rights-movement)
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This word means to refuse to participate in an activity or service to spark change.
What is boycott?