Amendments & Laws
Which amendment abolished slavery?
What is the 13th Amendment
This 1986 case established "separate but equal"
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson
What is the purpose of Black Codes?
What is to limit the freedoms of African Americans after the Civil War
Laws enforcing racial segregation in the South were called?
What are Jim Crow Laws
Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Who is Rosa Parks
Which amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law?
What is the 14th Amendment
This 1954 case overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson and ended school segregation
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
Name one way Black Codes restricted African Americans' lives
What is could not own property freely, could not vote, and forced labor contracts
The phrase describing segregated facilities for African Americans and whites?
What is "Separate but Equal"
Who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
What is the 15th amendment
This 1857 Supreme Court case ruled African Americans were not citizens
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
Which organization helped freedmen with schools, housing, and aid?
What is the Freedmen's Bureau
Name three types of public places that was segregated under Jim Crow.
Name one key tactic of the Civil Rights Movement
What is Nonviolent protests, boycotts, marches, and sit-ins
Which law outlawed discrimination in public facilities and employment?
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The Supreme Court case that challenged segregation in public transportation in 1956
Browder vs. Gayle
Name one group that used violence to oppose Reconstruction
What is the Ku Klux Klan
Which state had strict segregation laws on trains and public transportation?
Louisiana (or any southern states)
The boycott sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest lasted over how long?
What is over a year
What laws were created after the 15th Amendment making it hard for African Americans to vote?
What are poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses
What was the main purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau during Reconstruction?
What is to help newly freed African Americans with schools, housing, jobs, and legal aid
The period after the Civil War that attempted to rebuilt the South is called?
What is Reconstruction
What system replaced Black Codes after Reconstruction ended?
What is Jim Crow Laws
What 1965 event aimed to secure voting rights in Selma, Alabama?
What is Selma to Montgomery March