Civil Rights Leaders
Who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which case declared segregated schools unconstitutional?
Brown v Board of Education
Which major Civil Rights leader was assassinated in 1968?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Who broke the color barrier in baseball?
Jackie Robinson
What type of segregation did the Civil Rights Act of 1968 help end?
De jure segregation
What sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks arrest
This group was a political party that dressed in all black. They favored self-sufficiency and fought police brutality
Black Panthers
Who promoted black pride and self-defense instead of nonviolence?
Malcolm X
What case legalized segregation under "separate but equal"?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
What event involved the Little Rock Nine?
Integration of Little Rock Central High School
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaw?
Discrimination based on race, religion, and gender
Who was the lead lawyer for the NAACP?
Thurgood Marshall
This is the name of the Supreme Court’s 1955 order enforcing the Brown decision.
Brown II
What year did the March on Washington occur?
1963
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish?
Eliminated literacy tests for voting
Which leader helped organize SCLC after it was founded; setting up branches throughout southern cities?
Ella Baker
What court case was first argued by Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP?
Brown vs. Board of Education
What was the goal of the Selma Campaign?
To fight for voting rights
What does SCLC and SNCC stand for and which came first?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and the SCLC came first