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Important leader who advocated non-violence
Who was Martin Luther King
100
Place where the famous bus boycott took place.
What is the significance Montgomery Alabama, with regards to the civil rights movement?
100
Bussing of students to achieve racial balance
What is the signficance of the Swann v. Charlotte-Meckenburg?
100
Freedom was granted, citizenship is aquired, and rights are expanded.
How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments impact the lives of African Americans?
100
19th Century
What centruy did WEB Dubois live?
200
This person help lead the Montgomery bus boycott
Who was Rosa Parks
200
Washington DC
Where did the Million Man March occur?
200
Race could be use to determine admitance to universities, to achieve racial equality.
What is the signficance of the Regents of University of California v. Bakke?
200
Outlawed literacy tests, required federal oversight of voting, and some southern states had to receive pre-clearance for elecitons.
What did the Voting Rights act of 1964 guarantee?
200
President Eisenhower sent troops to force desegregation
How was President Eisenhower involved in desegregation of Central High School?
300
President Harry S Truman
This president helped integrate the military, appointed African American Federal Judges, and ended discrimination for federal jobs
300
Site of first major public school integration.
Why is Central High School important?
300
Legalizes segregation.
What is significance of Plessy v. Fergison?
300
Outlawed slavery
What did 13th amendment do?
300
The Judicial Branch takes a very active role to achieve civil rights.
Describe the impact of the Judicial Branch during the Civil Rights Movement.
400
He was the lawyer for the NAACP who faught to end discrimination in public schools, he was later appointed to the Supreme Court.
Who was Thurgood Marshall
400
City where Martin Luther King was killed.
Why is Memphis Tenn. important to the civil rights movement?
400
Segregation is unequal, ending segregation in the US (including schools)
What is the signficance of the Brown v. Board of education?
400
The Civil Rights Act gave miniorities greater access to housing.
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1968 impact lives of minorities?
400
Non-Violence
What strategy did Martin Luther King employ during the Civil Rights Movement
500
This person was the civil rights leader who advocated for the use of violence
Who was Malcolm X
500
Lunch counters.
Where did major sits-ins occur?
500
Afirmitive action is OK
What is the signficance of the Hopwood v. State of Texas?
500
It outlawed discrimination based upon race.
What areas did the Civil Rights act of 1965 prohibit discrimination?
500
Sit-ins Boycotts Marches
Besides non-violence, what other strategies were during the Civil Rights Movement?