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He organized a number of peaceful protests as head of the SCLC, including the March on Washington.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr?
Established the “separate-but-equal” doctrine.
What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
Thousands of African Americans stopped riding buses.
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
(SCLC)
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
In the movie Finding Nemo, what type of fish is Nemo?
Clownfish
Refused to give up her seat to a white passenger.
Who was Rosa Parks?
Gave federal government new powers to protect African Americans’ voting rights.
What was the Voting Rights Act of 1975?
Protests in which black and white bus riders traveled to segregated bus stations in South.
What was Freedom Rides?
(NOW)
What is the National Organization for Women?
How many hearts does a worm have?
5
A civil rights lawyer that was best known for Brown v. Board of Education.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
Ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional.
What was Brown v. Board of Education?
African Americans wanted to end segregation at restaurants. They sat in the “whites only” section of the lunch counter.
What was the Greensboro Sit-Ins?
(NAACP)
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
Latino and farm labor leader.
Who was Cesar Chavez?
Banned segregation in public places.
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Committed to goal of better pay and working conditions for immigrant farm workers.
What was United Farm Workers?
(SNCC)
What is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?
What is the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl?
Hedwig
The first African American woman elected to Congress.
Who was Shirley Chisholm?
Required many employers to pay men and women equal salaries for same work.
What was the 1963 Equal Pay Act?
About 525 marchers made their way across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
What was the Selma to Montgomery March?
(CORE)
What is the Congress for Racial Equality?
Who is the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Roald Dahl