Civil Rights Leaders
Who gave the "I have a dream" speech in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
The court case of Plessy v. Ferguson stated...?
Separate but equal was constitutional
Who won the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954?
Thurgood Marshall
What year was The March on Washington?
1963
What civil rights leader believed that black people should not have to wait or try to earn their freedom. "Segregation should end now!"
W.E.B Du Bois
The Brown v. Board of Education case determined that...?
Segregation of American public schools was illegal
Black nationalism, self determination and racial pride were some key beliefs advocated by...?
Malcom X
Who gave the "We Shall Overcome" speech
Lyndon Johnson
What civil rights leader wanted black people to work hard and earn their equality from white people?
Booker T. Washington
What was the main goal of the civil rights movement?
To end segregation
What was Emmett Tills mothers name?
Mamie Till
Sit-in protested segregation in what facilities?
Dinners/restaurants
Who became the chairman of the NAACP in 1998?
Julian Bond
What was the significance of the federal court by James Meredith in 1962?
He won the federal court case, allowing him to attend the University of Mississippi
Which U.S President signed the civil rights act of 1964?
Lyndon B. Johnson
In 1956 the Supreme Court declared...?
Bus segregation unconstitutional
what civil rights leader believed Black Americans should produce great literature and art to demonstrate their equality to white people?
James Weldon Johnson
Literacy tests, Poll Taxes and Grandfather Clause were put in place to...?
To prevent African Americans from voting
Who actively participated in the Black clubwomen's movement?
Agnes Adams
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