Key Figures
What City did Rosa Parks refuse to get out of the colored section?
Montgomery, Alabama
Who did the Civil Rights Face?
The White Americans (Particularly in the South)
What group played a crucial role as allies in the Civil Rights Movement.
White Southerners, Jewish Americans, ect
What was the event where African Americans refused to ride segregated buses.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and promoted nonviolent resistance?
Martin Luther King Jr
Who made attacks on civil rights activists and supporters
Ku Klux Klan's
Who played a key role in many iconic events of the Civil Rights era, including the Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, and the Selma to Montgomery marches?
John Lewis
What event ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
The Brown v. Board of Education decision
Who was a prominent civil rights activist, pacifist, and labor organizer who played a crucial role in the American Civil Rights Movement.
Bayard Rustin
Who was an American white supremacist and member of the Ku Klux Klan who murdered civil rights leader Medgar Evers
Byron de la Beckwith
Who advocated for civil rights, though his focus shifted towards Black self-determination and Black nationalism?
Malcolm X
This Event prohibited discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, or national origin.
Fair Housing Act of 1968