I refused to give up my seat on a segregated bus which led to one of the largest and most successful boycotts of the Civil Rights Movement
Who is Rosa Parks
100
4 Little Girls
What is Church Bombings
100
The "ruler" of the Movement
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
100
Landmark case that ended segregation in public schools by declaring that "seperate but equal" was unconstitutional
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
100
Refusal to buy a certain product or use a service
What is boycott
200
I sued the school board of Topeka, Kansas so that my daughter could attend an all white school near our home.
[Double Points if you also know my daughter's name]
Who is Oliver Brown, father of Linda Brown
200
"I've been walking for a long, long time and I ain't tired yet"
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
200
"We shall not be moved"
What is a SIT-IN
200
The organization that was created to organize the bus boycott, which the city of Montgomery refused to negotiate with
What is the Montgomery Improvement Association
200
Murder of an accused person by a mob without a lawful trial
What is lynching
300
I wanted to be the first African American to attend the University of Missippi
[Bonus Points if you know the year that I graduated]
Who is James Meredith, Class of 1963
300
"Southern trees grow strange fruit"
What is lynching
300
The highest in all the land
What is the Supreme Court
300
Organization created by 60 African American Atlanta preachers which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. became the head of in 1958
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
300
RACIAL SEGREGATION CREATED BY LAW
What is De Jure Segregation
400
I am the governor who did everything in my power to keep my state's schools segregated. (You must provide name and state)
Who is Orval Faubus, Governor of Arkansas
400
"Who let the dogs out?!"
Who is Eugene "Bull Connors"
400
"...God's gonna trouble the water"
What is a WADE-IN
400
These people attempted to journey across the south on public buses in order to test President Kennedy and the laws of segregation
Who are the Freedom Riders
400
Separation caused by social conditions such as poverty
What is De Facto Segregation
500
I am the manager who ended segregation in Major League Baseball by hiring Jackie Robinson
[Bonus Points if you know the name of the team that I managed]
Who is Branch Rickey, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers
500
Are you trying to scare me?! (scare tactic)
What is an EFFIGY
500
My sister's cousin's aunt's brother's mother's husband
What is Grandfather Clause
500
The student group that was formed in April of 1964 to organize Civil Rights protests such as sit-ins, boycotts, and wade-ins
What is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
500
1896 Supreme Court decision that held that segregation was legal as long as the seperate facilities provided for blacks were equal to those provided for whites