Civil Rights Acts
A famous Civil Rights worker who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963.
Who is Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
This person was shot from his hotel balcony.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Freed all slaves in Confederate controlled areas.
What is Emancipation Proclamation?
It outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national, and religious minorities.
What is Civil Rights Act of 1964?
SCLC is an acronym for this organization.
What is Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
An American Civil Rights movement figure, a writer, and political adviser.
Who is James Meredeth?
An Islamic Civil Rights activist who wanted equality "by any means necessary".
Who is Malcolm X?
Made slavery illegal throughout the US.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
It aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from voting.
What is Voting Rights Act of 1965?
CORE is an acronym for this organization.
What is Congress of Racial Equality?
Favored economic independence and social independence for the black community. He was shot by three members of the Nation of Islam.
Who is Malcolm X?
The president who was assassinated in 1963.
Who is President John F. Kennedy?
Prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
What is Fair Housing Act of 1968?
Civil rights organization formed by W.E.B. DuBois and others to fight against discrimination and segregation.
What is National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
After Malcolm X's assassination, this man led the Black Panthers towards causes such as policing the police and equal rights for the disabled.
Who is Stokley Carmichael?
3 Civil Rights workers, Michael Schwarner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman, were found dead. They had been shot by members of this group.
What is Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
All people born or naturalized in the US are Citizens.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
It expanded the reach of non-discrimination laws within private institutions receiving federal funds.
What is Civil Rights Restoration Act?
An organization formed in Raleigh, North Carolina to organize peaceful Civil Rights demonstrations known as SNCC.
What is Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee?
A Civil Rights author and editor born in Barrington, Massachusetts.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
Gave African American men in US the right to vote.
What is the Fifteenth Amendment?