Civil Rights Leaders
This man was the leader of the movement, he gave the "I have a Dream" speech.
Martin Luther King Jr.
This March's location took place in our nation's capital. I have a Dream happened here.
Washington D.C., March on Washington
What did Plessy v. Ferguson establish in the United States?
The "separate but equal" ruling. It enforced segregation.
Who sent the paratroopers to protect the Little Rock 9?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What was the name of MLK Jr.'s Assassin?
James Earl Ray
This woman was in the NAACP and starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Rosa Parks
This is the city in which the Bus Boycott took place
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What ruling overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was the only member of the Little Rock 9 to walk alone to school?
Elizabeth Eckford
Where was MLK Jr. Assassinated?
Memphis, TN
This man had the exact opposite beliefs of MLK Jr., he was Muslim and believed that Black people should be able to fight back,
Malcolm X
This city was known as the most racist in America
Birmingham
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal where?
In public facilities.
What was the name of the African American teen that was brutally murdered for whistling at a white girl?
Emmett Till
What does SNCC stand for?
Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
This man was the lawyer in the Brown vs. Board of Education and later became the First Black Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall
James Meredith integrated into what Southern College?
Ole Miss
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?
Ended literacy tests to voters.
Who were the Freedom Riders?
Freedom Riders were groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in Freedom Rides, bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals.
What did SCLC stand for?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
injustice anywhere....
John Lewis
Brown V. Board of Education originated in what city?
Topeka, KS.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1968 do?
Prevented discrimination in the housing market.
What is the difference between de Facto segregation and de Jure segregation?
De Facto is segregation is segregation by custom. De Jure is segregation by law. Jure=Jury
What division did Dwight D. Eisenhower send to protect the Little Rock 9?
101st Airborne Division Paratroopers