People & Courts
This lawyer argued Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court and later became a Supreme Court justice
Thurgood Marshall
A peaceful protest sparked by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat; name the city where it began.
Montgomery, Alabama
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States
13th amendment
What new technology became the nation's primary source for news in the 1960s and influenced public opinion?
Television (TV)
He led nonviolent protests and gave the "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Large 1963 gathering in Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech
March on Washington
This law passed in 1964 attempted to end discrimination in public places and jobs
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Name one way televised news affected public opinion about events like the Vietnam War or civil rights
Teacher Discretion
He was a president whose assassination in the 1960s had a major impact on American society
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
A long boycott of city buses that helped challenge segregation in public transportation
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This 1965 law aimed to protect the voting rights of African Americans
Voters Rights Act of 1965
What major 1969 event involving space exploration helped the nation feel optimistic after years of turmoil
Moon Landing
This leader organized farmworkers and fought for the rights of farm laborers in the 1960s
Cesar Chavez
What kind of nonviolent action — for example, sit-ins and marches — did civil rights activists use to oppose unjust laws?
Non-Violent protest
Which amendment was used to limit poll taxes and help reduce barriers to voting rights
What did the United States want to show over the Soviet Union during the Space Race?
Technological Superiority.
Name the Supreme Court case (1954) that ended legal segregation in public schools.
Brown v. Board of Education (BOE)
What was the name of the protest that Cesar Chavez led?
The Grape Boycott
Explain (in one sentence) how Jim Crow laws affected everyday life for Black Americans before the Civil Rights Movement.
Teacher Discretion
Television caused people's opinion of the U.S.'s involvement in what to change?
Vietnam War