Chronology
Which happened first--the Freedom Rides or the March on Washington?
Freedom Rides
Founded in 1909, a civil rights organization that works to ensure equality and justice for all people of color.
What is the NAACP
Ben West
Tennessee
Diane Nash
The magazine that Mamie Till allowed to cover the death of her son.
JET MAGAZINE
Which happened first--the Montgomery Bus Boycott or the Sit-in Movement?
Montgomery
A civil rights organization that was founded in 1942 by Black and white students in Chicago. Organized the Freedom Rides
CORE
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
The ARCHITECT of the Civil Rights Movement
James Bevel
Which President ordered federal troops to protect the Little Rock Nine?
Eisenhower
Which happened first-Sipuel v Oklahoma or Gaines v Canada?
Gaines v Canada
Ella Baker helped college students organize their own organization known as....
SNCC
Claudette Colvin
Alabama
The EDUCATOR of the Civil Rights Movement
James Lawson
The federal agency that outlawed segregation on interstate buses after the Freedom Rides.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Which happened first-Letter from Birmingham Jail or I Have A Dream speech?
Letter from Birmingham Jail
This group was created in 1957 after their leader became nationally recognized and drew on the power and independence of black churches to support its activities.
SCLC
Emmett Till
Mississippi
The leading attorney for the early cases of the NAACP LDF
Charles Houston
His testimony and research was crucial in the desegregation of public schools.
Kenneth Clark
Which happened first--Journey of Reconciliation or Morgan v Virginia
Morgan v Virginia
This organization formed on December 5, 1955 by black ministers and community leaders offered a model of successful local nonviolent direct action.
Montgomery Improvement Association
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Alabama
A white Harvard-educated attorney who published a report that described a legal strategy for desegregating public schools.
Nathan Margold
"Buses are a Comin'" is a song about buses arriving in what southern city?
Jackson, Mississippi