Post-War Life
This suburb-style housing development symbolized the American Dream in the 1950s.
What is Levittown
This Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
This federal organization insured home loans and promoted segregated suburbs.
What is FHA
These young people emerged as a new consumer class in post-war America.
Who are teenagers
This civil rights leader promoted nonviolent protest and gave the “I Have a Dream” speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
This idea included owning a home, a car, and having a stable job after WWII.
What is the American Dream
This earlier Supreme Court case upheld segregation under “separate but equal.”
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
This agency graded neighborhoods for investment and contributed to redlining.
What is the HOLC
This rock and roll pioneer represented teenage rebellion in the 1950s.
Who is Chuck Berry
This civil rights leader advocated for Black empowerment and self-defense.
Who is Malcolm X
This program helped returning WWII veterans buy homes and attend college.
What is the GI Bill
This phrase was used to justify racial segregation before it was challenged legally.
What is "Separate but equal"
This term describes racial segregation enforced by law.
What is De Jure Segregation
This artist’s work portrayed the dignity and struggles of African Americans.
Who is Charles White
This organization used the courts to fight segregation and discrimination.
What is NAACP
The movement of white families from cities to suburbs is known as this.
What is White Flight
This individual was the young girl at the center of a landmark school desegregation case.
Who is Linda Brown
The economic boom after WWII was partly fueled by this surge in consumer activity.
What is the Post-War Economy
This Harlem Renaissance painter depicted African American life and struggle.
Who is Jacob Lawrence
These activists rode buses into the segregated South to challenge segregation laws.
Who are the Freedom Riders
This term describes discrimination in housing through maps and mortgage access.
What is Redlining
He was the lead NAACP lawyer in Brown v. Board and became the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall
The result of housing policies and redlining, leading to long-term racial wealth gaps.
What are the effects of redlining
This form of racial violence continued in the South even after WWII.
What is Lynching
This form of protest involved African Americans occupying segregated lunch counters.
What is a Sit-In?