Important Names 1
Who was the first Black American Supreme Court justice?
Thurgood Marshall
What law made low-interest loans available to servicemen?
GI Bill of Rights
What amendment stated that no citizen would be charged a tax to cast a vote in an election?
Twenty-fourth Amendment
What device is implanted under the skin to control heart rhythms?
pacemaker
Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
Who was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
Rosa Parks
Who was the developer of the ARPAnet?
Leonard Kleinrock
What law ensured equal housing rights for all Americans?
Fair Housing Act of 1968
What were two kinds of peaceful protests for civil rights?
freedom rides and sit-ins
Who was the first man on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Who was a minister who worked to achieve civil rights?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who invented the modern computer operated by a mouse?
Douglas Engelbart
What act required federal employees to supervise local elections to ensure that no person was kept from legally casting a vote?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
What is equal protection for freedoms and privileges?
Civil rights
What was the first satellite launched into space?
Sputnik I
Who was the American evangelist whose meetings were televised worldwide?
Billy Graham
Who developed a vaccine to prevent polio?
Dr. Jonas Salk
What law guaranteed that civil rights of Native Americans could not be taken away by tribal governments?
Indian Civil Rights Act
What was the outcome of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case?
ruled public schools should not be segregated
Who was the first American in space?
Alan B. Shepard
Which group was formed to peacefully ensure civil rights?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Who was the first Black American to be an adviser to the president?
Robert Weaver
What was the law that outlawed discrimination in employment and in public places?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What was reversing the practice of separating people by skin color called?
desegregation
What was the first successful NASA moon landing?
Apollo 11