Vocabulary
To murder a government leader, usually for political reasons
Assassinate
What was the name of the group of black and white people that were determined to ride from Washington D.C. to New Orleans together?
Freedom Riders
What year did the March on Washington take place?
1963
This amendment gave all African American men the right to vote
15th Amendment
What is the time period of the information age?
1950s - present
What means "equal protection for all people"?
civil rights
What is the name of the leader who fought for the rights of migrant workers?
Cesar Chavez
What year did the Montgomery Bus Boycott take place?
1955
This amendment gave all American women the right to vote
Who was the first man to step on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
The act of bringing racial groups together in a community
Integration
What was the name of the idea that the whole Civil Rights Movement was based on?
What year did the winning of Brown vs. Board of Education make school segregation illegal?
1954
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
26th Amendment
Who were the first group of people to have a man orbit Earth?
Soviets
What word means to stop buying or using something as a means of protest?
Boycott
Where did one of the most important sit-ins take place?
The name of the store, city and state is needed
Woolworth
Greensboro, North Carolina
What year was the Voting Rights Act passed?
1965
This amendment made poll taxes illegal.
24th Amendment
What new technology made an impact on American society in the 1950s?
Television
What word means "people could no longer be separated because of their race"?
Desegregation
What were the three ways African-Americans protested non-violently?
Sit-ins, marches, and boycotts
What year was Thurgood Marshall chosen to the Supreme Court?
1971
This act ordered the end of segregation in public places.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Prior to 1950, how did Americans get their news?
Newspapers and radio