Leaders & People
Who is Rosa Parks?
Woman whose arrest sparked the bus boycott
What is the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)?
Organization founded in 1942 that used nonviolent protest.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Supreme Court case that supported “separate but equal”
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Event sparked by Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat
What is the 15th Amendment?
Amendment that gave African American men the right to vote
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Leader who promoted nonviolent protest and civil disobedience
What is the NAACP?
Organization that focused on court cases and legal challenges
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Supreme Court case that ended school segregation
What is over a year?
Length of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
What are literacy tests?
Tests used to prevent African Americans from voting
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
President who sent troops to Little Rock
What is a sit-in?
Peaceful protest where people refused to leave segregated spaces
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
NAACP lawyer who argued Brown v. Board
What are the Freedom Rides?
1961 bus protests challenging segregation
What are poll taxes?
Fee required to vote that limited access
Who is John F. Kennedy?
President elected in 1960 who supported civil rights
What is civil disobedience?
Strategy that involves refusing to follow unjust laws
What is “inherently unequal”?
What the Court said about separate schools in Brown v. Board
What are the Birmingham protests?
Protest movement in Birmingham that used media to expose violence
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Law that outlawed discrimination in public places
Who is Diane Nash?
Activist who insisted Freedom Rides continue despite violence
What is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?
Student-led organization Diane Nash was part of
What is sending federal troops?
Government action that enforced integration in Little Rock
What is the March on Washington?
1963 event where King gave “I Have a Dream” speech
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Law that protected voting rights