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100
The murder of this young man in Mississippi in the summer of 1955 was a major rallying point for the Civil Rights movement inspiring people like Rosa Parks
Who was Emmett Till?
100
Seperate but equal upheld this:
Segregation
100
What is it called when to keep separate?
Segregation
100
Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Mongomery, AL bus
Rosa Parks
100
Name two things women were fighting for in the 60's
Equal pay, equality in general, reproductive rights, etc.
100
When is our last day of school?
June 2
200
1st African American MLB Baseball player
Jackie Robinson
200
this early SCOTUS case made segregation LEGAL by establishing "separate but equal"
Plessy V Ferguson
200
What is it called to be brought together?
Integration
200
Young people who went to segregated lunch counters participated in what became known as
Sit-ins
200
This Amendment made slavery illegal in the USA
What is the 13th Amendment
200
Met Gala theme this year
"In honor of Karl"
300
Civil Rights leader best known for use of Civil Disobedience, I Have a Dream speech, Letter from Birmingham Jail, Selma marches, etc
Dr. Martin Luther King JR
300
SCOTUS case that declared "Separate is UNEQUAL" which led to school integration.
Brown V Board of Education (of Topeka, KS)
300
Group that formed initially to provide armed protection for blacks during civil rights rallies
What was the Black Panthers
300
Rosa Parks arrest led to a 1 year boycott of what form of public transportation
Bus Boycott
300
What was the name of the female leader that fought for Chicano Labor rights movement?
Dolores Huerta
300
Ms. Macias' fav movie genre
Horror
400
He started his civil rights career as a radical muslim but softened his stance and was assassinated by the NOI
Malcom X
400
This case desgregated California schools.
Mendez v. Westminster
400
Stokely Carmichael coined the term associated with this image
What is "Black Power"
400
The attempt to register black Mississippians to vote in the summer of 1964 is referred to as
Freedom Summer
400
The Native American group that fought for rights in the 60's
AIM
400
The longest country in the world
Chile
500
What was the name of the little girl that brought up the case of Mendez v. Westminster?
Sylvia Mendez
500
He was the civil rights lawyer who successfully argued Brown v Board of Education before the Supreme Court then went on to become the first African American Supreme Court Justice from 1968 and served until his retirement in 1991.
Who was Thurgood Marshall
500
Promoted by Ghandi, King and others--The belief that it can be justified to break UNFAIR laws is known as "Civil ________"
Disobedience
500
The young people who rode integrated buses through the south and were often attacked or arrested became known as
Freedom Riders
500
This Civil Rights Act was passed to end all segregation-YEAR?
1964
500
What country produced more Miss Universe winners than any other?
Venezuela