Court Cases
This court case established that "Separate but Equal" was constitutional and fair. Which set the standard for Jim Crow Laws in the South.
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
What state was the worst for progress towards equality in the 1960's?
Why did King focus his campaign there?
Alabama
He wanted to show everyone where we still needed progress to be made
What was the name of the first group of black students to attend an all white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas?
The Little Rock 9
This 1954 case overturned the "Separate but Equal" ruling from the Plessy v. Ferguson case and effectively began the desegregation of public schools
Brown v. Board 1954
Name 3 different types of peaceful protests that citizens of all races participated in to create awareness about injustice in segregated states?
Boycotts, sit-ins, freedom rides, marching, etc.
This 15-year-old girl refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger 9 months before Rosa Parks did, but the NAACP decided she wasn't the right person to be the face of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Claudette Colvin
What was the name of the group founded by W.E.B Du Bois & Ida B. Wells that has provided legal support for people fighting against racial injustice for over 100 years?
NAACP
What was the significance of Executive Order 9981?
It desegregated the military for the first time in US History. This was the first major victory of the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Where was the movie "Field of Dreams" Filmed?
Dyersville, Iowa
(Dubuque County)
Which states did these cases happen in?
Plessy v. Ferguson - state?
Brown v. Board - state?
Lousiana
Kansas
What 3 ways were African American voting rights limited?
Poll taxes
Literacy tests
KKK (Fear & Intimidation)
What are the 2 colors of the flag of Scotland?
Blue & White
What did Brown II do?
Forced ALL schools across the country to de-segregate with "All deliberate speed"
What was the Results of the Children's March?
Birmingham was desegregated
Gained more attention for Civil Rights progress
What is the top song on the Billboard top 100 right now?
"Luther" by Kendrick Lamar & SZA