After the death of her husband in 1968, she tried to take his place as the head of the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Coretta Scott King
100
Where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech
What is (on the steps of) the Lincoln Memorial
100
"I want to be the White mans brother, not his brother-in-law."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
100
14 year old murdered by two White men after allegedly flirting with a White woman in Mississippi.
Who is Emmett Till
100
Based on the true story of a six-year-old Black girl treated like an outcast in 1960 when she tried integrating into New Orleans school William Frantz Elementary
What is 'Disney's Ruby Bridges/ Ruby Bridges'
200
After becoming an activist in his early teens, he became a candidate for the Democratic nomination for US presidency in 2004.
Who is Al Sharpton
200
A 5-day civil disturbance resulting in 43 deaths, 467 injuries took place in this Michigan city.
What is Detroit/ Detroit Race Riots
200
"I see America through the eyes of a victim. I don't see a dream, I see a nightmare."
Who is Malcolm X
200
An activist for the overturning of the segregation of the Uni of Mississippi who was killed by Byron De La Beckwith.
Who is Medgar Evers
200
This 1992 film, directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington, depicts the life of one of the most popular Civil Rights Movement activist.
What is 'Malcolm X'
300
Founder of the Montgomery Alabama Bus Boycott
Who is Jo Ann Robinson
300
Where Malcolm X was assassinated.
What is Audubon Ballroom
300
"If my mind can conceive it, and my hearts can believe it, I know I can achieve it."
Who is Jessie Jackson
300
Was killed by a state legislator who claimed self-defense and was never arrested.
Who is Herbert Lee
300
This film examines segregation in the music scene in downtown Baltimore in the 1960's.
What is 'Hairspray'
400
She was the recipient of the NAACP 1979 Springram Medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal.
Who is Rosa Parks
400
The city in which four little girls were killed in a church bombing.
What is Birmingham, Alabama
400
"There are those who say to you- 'we are rushing this issue of civil rights.' I say we are 172 years late."
Who is Hubert H. Humphrey
400
Witnessed the murder of Herbert Lee and was murdered 3 years later.
Who is Lois Allen
400
This film was inspired by the 1964 disappearance of Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney, field workers for the Congress for Racial Equality.
What is 'Mississippi Burning'
500
He was the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
500
The elementary school in which Linda Brown was denied acceptance into, leading to the case Brown v Board of Education
What is Sumner Elementary
500
"For to be free is not to merely cast off ones chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
Who is Nelson Mandela
500
A Detroit housewife who was en route to help with the Selma March, when she was shot and killed by a Klansman in a passing car.
Who is Viola Gregg Liuzzo
500
Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin and James Woods, this movie tells how Byron De La Beckwith, a white supremacist, is brought to justice decades later