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Known as "the first lady of civil rights"
Who is Rosa Parks
100
A U.S. Supreme Court case that tested the constitutionality of segregation.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
100
December 1, 1955
What is the day Rosa Parks was arrested & the unofficial start of The Civil Rights Movement
100
The reason why African Americans went on strike against the Montgomery, Alabama bus system
What is the arrest of Rosa Parks/ segregation on bus system
100
The class of rights other than human rights
What is Civil Rights
200
Individuals who were affected the most from discrimination and segregation
Who were African Americans
200
This event sparked the term "they walked to freedom".
What is The Montgomery Bus Boycott
200
Year of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson.
What is 1896
200
This establishment provided a legislative stance against segregation and discrimination of African Americans
What is the establishment of the NAACP
200
The tool used to proposing various laws through court decisions to defend or oppose civil rights
What is Legislation
300
African American civil rights organization formed in 1909, originally formed in response to continual discrimination against African Americans.
What was the NAACP
300
The movement that embodied Rosa Parks and The Montgomery Bus Boycott.
What is The Civil Rights Movement
300
The year the NAACP was formed
What is 1909
300
The body of government that decided 'Separate but Equal' was constitutional then unconstitutional
What is the U.S. Supreme Court
300
Sit-ins, Marches, Boycotts, Strikes are examples of
What is Non-violent Protesting
400
He took over the NAACP and won 29 of the 32 cases they argued in front of the Supreme Court.
Who was Thurgood Marshall
400
The result of the decision of 'Separate but Equal' was constitutional. Therefore, these laws were enacted.
What is Jim Crow Laws
400
When Thurgood Marshall took over the NAACP
What is 1938
400
Sitting according to Whites in the front and African Americans in the back.
What is segregation on Montgomery bus system
400
The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force. Example, your responsibility to vote
What is Civic Duty
500
An African American man, who took a seat in the "whites only" car of a train and refused to move. His actions challenged constitutional theory.
Who was Homer Plessy
500
The event that sparked The Montgomery Bus Boycotts.
What is Rosa Parks being arrested for not giving her seat to a white passenger.
500
The U.S. Supreme Court case that declared 'Separate but Equal' unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board, 1954
500
Term describing the protest used during The Montgomery Bus Boycott
What is "They walked to Freedom"
500
The Declaration of Independence states, "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Discrimination against these would be a discrimination off...
What is our Civil Rights