Truman and Eisenhower
The murder of this young black boy sparked national outcry over racism in the deep south.
Who is Emmett Till?
These activists challenged segregation on interstate travel.
Who are the Freedom Riders?
LBJ was sworn in as president towards the end of this calendar year when JFK was assassinated.
What is 1963?
This Supreme Court case made Jim Crow laws possible.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This is Dr. Gubitz's favorite flavor of Uncrustable.
What is Strawberry Jam (I will not accept Strawberry or Strawberry Jelly).
This protest was the national debut of Dr. Martin Luther King, then only 26 years old.
What the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
James Meredith wanted to attend this university in the deep south, sparking further desegregation debates.
What is the University of Mississippi, or "Ole Miss"?
This act outlawed segregation in public facilities.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This Supreme Court ruling determined that separate could never be equal.
What is Brown v Board of Education?
Dr. Gubitz is going here for his spring break.
What is Dr. Gubitz's couch?
Gradualism was the favorite civil rights tactic of this president.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
This man once predicted that it was feasible that there "might be a Negro president in 40 years."
Who is Robert "Bobby" Kennedy?
This organization challenged the all-white delegation from Mississippi at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
What is the MFDP?
This theory posits that anti-Blackness is a feature built into some Western nations.
What is afropessimism?
Ethics Day 2024 will take place on this date.
What is April 10?
This president famously desegregated the military.
Who is Harry Truman?
This Southern Governor physically stopped James Meredith from registering for classes.
Who is Ross Barnett?
This act banned poll taxes and literacy tests.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This theory posits how dictatorships persist.
What are the Pillars of Support?
Dr. Gubitz is traveling to this city the week after spring break for a journalism competition.
What is Kansas City?
This bill is often credited as the birthplace of the modern middle class.
What is the GI Bill?
This man was assassinated in June 1963 and famously led the legal battle against segregation in southern institutions.
Who is Medgar Evers?
The murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner occurred during this historic attempt to mobilize black voters and demonstrate that white and black could live side by side.
What is Freedom Summer?
This was the name of James Baldwin's white school teacher.
Who is Bill Miller?
Dr. Gubitz has lived in this many cities in his life.
What are five?