Important People
How did Martin Luther King Jr. show Justice to the world?
Nonviolent protest
What was the case Brown v. Board of Education goal
Having students in school not be separated by the color of their skin and the "separated equal" must end
What flag was featured in 1956?
The confederate battle flag
True or false People would to rather integrate then to close schools
False
Where and when did MLK Jr. gave his famous "I had a dream" to 250,000 people
Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963
Which city desegregated its schools in 1961
Atlanta
How old was Martin Luther King was when he died and where?
He died at 39 standing on a balcony of a hotel in Tenessee
True or false John Lewis was the first president of SNCC
True
Who co-founded SNCC?
John Lewis
What case did the Brown v. Board overturn?
Plessy vs Ferguson
What does SNCC stand for?
Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
True or False: The civil rights act intergrate churches
False
Who refused to serve blacks at his resurant?
Lester Maddox
523 days
What movement was main focus was to intergrate bus stations?
Albany Movement
True or false: 1965 was not the year the voting act was signed?
false it was 1965
Who held public hearings to see how Georgians felt about integration?
John Sibley
How did Georgia feel about this case?
Georgia decided that their school intergrated
Where and when did MLK Jr. give his famous "I had a dream" speech?
True or false: The voting act was signed by president barack obama
FALSE it was signed by president Lyndon Johnson