Civil Rights
This system forced people of different races to use separate public places like water fountains and buses.
Segregation
She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus and helped start a year-long boycott. Who is she?
Rosa Parks
A peaceful protest where people sit together at a lunch counter and refuse to move to protest unfair rules. What is this called?
Sit-in
What famous speech did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. give at the March on Washington?
I Have A Dream
The name for treating people unfairly based on something they cannot change.
Discrimination
He led the March on Washington and gave the "I Have a Dream" speech. Who is he?
Martin Luther King Jr.
People refused to ride city buses to protest segregation after Rosa Parks’ arrest. What is that protest called?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
About how many people came to hear Dr. King at the 1963 march?
More than 200,000
What word describes this separation based on skin color?
Segregation
This person used fame in professional baseball to help break the "color barrier." Who is he?
Jackie Robinson
Name two different nonviolent protest methods used during the Civil Rights Movement.
Sit-ins and Boycotts
Which court decision said school segregation was unconstitutional (against the law)?
Brown vs. Board of Education
What does the word "segregation" mean? Give 1 example
Segregation means people are kept apart because of skin color; they cannot use the same places.
As a child, she helped integrate an elementary school in New Orleans and faced angry crowds. Who is she?
Ruby Bridges
Why did protesters choose peaceful (nonviolent) methods instead of violent ones?
Because peaceful actions made it harder for leaders to ignore complaints and they showed moral strength.
One direct effect of the Montgomery Bus Boycott was a legal change about bus seating. Which of these best matches that effect?
a) Buses stayed the same
b) Segregated seating on public buses was ruled illegal
c) Everyone stopped using buses forever.
b) Segregated seating on public buses was ruled illegal
Explain why segregated facilities (like separate schools or lunch counters) were unfair.
They kept Black and white people in different places. This was unfair because it treated people differently.
He led a bus boycott in Baton Rouge 2 years before Rosa Parks. He was a pastor.
T. J. Jemison
Explain how a sit-in could help change an unfair law or rule.
Sit-ins could close lunch counters or show businesses were losing customers, which pressured owners and lawmakers to change rules.
What was Martin Luther King's main goal when giving his "I Have A Dream" speech?
He wanted people to be judged based on their character rather than the color of their skin.