He was the first president of the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference).
Who is MLK JR.
100
This was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional
What is Brown V. Board of Education.
100
Method of protest in which college students protested segregation at lunch counters by sitting at 'whites only' counters and refusing to leave.
What is Sit-ins.
100
He gave the famous 'Atlanta Compromise' speech.
Who is Booker T. Washington.
100
He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson
200
He became the national spokesperson for the Nation of Islam, before breaking off from the group and advocating his own idea of Nationalism.
Who is Malcolm X.
200
State laws that segregated public places, trains, parks, and much more.
What are the Jim Crow Laws
200
This lasted for 381 days. This was a campaign to end segregation in public transport in Montgomery Alabama.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
200
Booker T. Washington's main ideal for black equality.
What is Self-help
200
President who protected activists trying to end interstate bus segregation only after activists were attacked.
Who is JFK
300
He started out as a member of the Nation of Islam.
Who is Malcolm X.
300
The act that enabled African Americans to register to vote.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
300
This march ended in disaster when the protesters were beaten by police. However this drew the medias attention to the Civil Rights Movement.
What is The march on Selma.
300
Believed direct political agitation and political protest would achieve equality.
Who is WEB Du Bois
300
JFK's domestic polices name.
What is The New frontier.
400
MLKs main policy.
What is Non-Violent Direct Action.
400
This amendment outlawed poll tax.
What is the 24th amendment.
400
She was the mother of the Modern Civil Rights movement
Who is Rosa Parks.
400
The foundation that WEB help establish.
What is the NAACP
400
Johnson's goal was to aid the country's public education, provide medical care for the elderly, and eliminate _______.
What is poverty.
500
MLK gained the medias attention by staying overnight in this jail.
What is the Birmingham Jail.
500
Federal troops were sent to protect this group of students.
What is the Little Rock Nine
500
Groups of college students would ride on interstate carriers in protest to segregation on interstate buses. President John F. Kennedy actually provided federal marshals to help protect the _________ in the south.
What is the Freedom Riders.
500
The institute that Booker T. Washington created.
What is the Tuskegee Institute
500
This was Lyndon Johnson's plan to Wipe out poverty. He started HUD (housing and urban development) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Medicare and Medicaid.