This group challenged segregated busing by riding the buses across several states, being beaten, having buses burned, and being arrested.
What are the Freedom Riders?
100
These two leaders were assassinated in the 1960s.
Who are John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King?
100
This amendment contains the "Equal protection clause" that was violated by Southern law prior to Civil Rights legislation.
What is the 14th amendment?
100
Alabama and Mississippi were places that had many protests, such as the Childrens' Crusade. Those that participated were treated harshly with what actions.
What are beatings, arrests, and firehoses?
200
This police chief ordered firehoses turned on young children and dogs during the Children's Crusade in Birmingham
Who is Bull Conner?
200
This happened because of James Meredith's actions with a school.
When did the University of Mississippi become integrated?
200
This organization challenged segregation in the Brown case?
What is NAACP?
200
In this New York City, major league baseball first become integrated with the actions of Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey.
What is Brooklyn?
200
The Montgomery Bus Boycott caused a change that allowed for integrated bussing, why did this happen?
What is the bus company was going bankrupt due to the protest?
300
This governor of Alabama challenged segregation and promised "segregation forever" when he ran for president.
Who is George Wallace?
300
The decision of Plessy vs Fergusson
When did the Supreme Court rule that Separate but Equal was legal?
300
This made literacy tests illegal
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
300
This high school was integrated by the Little Rock Nine including Ernest Green who graduated from it.
What is Central High School in Little Rock?
300
Emmitt Till was murdered by two men who got away with it at trial. Bobo's mother wanted to make people aware in the North so she took this action to create awareness.
Why was there an open casket?
400
This president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
400
This event took place in 1968 at a motel resulting in Coretta Scott being incredibly sad.
When was MLK assassinated
400
This registration of African Americans to vote resulted in the murder of Mississippi's Chaney, and New York's Schwerner, and Goodman
What is Freedom Summer?
400
The place from which this nonviolent protest leader named Gandhi came
What is India?
400
Separating using race as the reason.
What is segregation?
500
This man got Martin Luther King Jr. released from jail and captured the black vote.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
500
During this period of time, Catholics created hatred from the KKK because they sent missionaries.
What happened after Reconstruction that angered the KKK?
500
While one is an action, the other is a judgment.
What is discrimination and prejudice?
500
In this place de facto segregation took place.
What is the North?
500
The actions of this 6 year old created desegregation in an elementary school.