Laws and Court Decisions
THIS 1954 Supreme Court decision outlawed segregation in public schools.
What is BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION?
THIS man was arrested in Birmingham, AL. He was influenced by Gandi and used a strategy of non-violent civil disobedience.
Who was MLK (Martin Luther King Jr.)
What was the MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT?
THIS organization, founded in 1909, helped pass legislation for voting rights and protections.
What was the NAACP?
What is the KU KLUX KLAN?
THIS act prohibited segregation in public facilities, removed barriers to black voting rights, prohibited discriminatory employment, and sped up school desegregation.
What is THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964?
THIS woman famously was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on December 1, 1955.
Who is ROSA PARKS?
THIS type of protest against segregation was used in places like Montgomery, AL and Tallahassee, FL.
What is a BUS BOYCOTT?
Rabbis, Catholics, and Presbyterians are all TYPES OF THIS.... they supported civil rights activists in the 1960s.
Who are RELIGIOUS/FAITH-BASED GROUPS?
NAACP stands for THIS?
What is the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE?
This court ruling established the doctrine of "separate but equal".
What was PLESSY V. FERGUSON?
THIS woman helped organize the Freedom Democratic Party and the "Freedom Summer.
Who was FANNIE LOU HAMER?
THIS is the name for a group of black students who integrated to an all white high school in central Arkansas.
Who were the LITTLE ROCK NINE?
SNCC stands for THIS.
What is STUDENT NON-VIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE?
THIS executive order was issued by President Truman in 1948 to desegregate the American military.
What was EXECUTIVE ORDER 9981?
THIS civil rights activists helped found the Black Panther Party.
Who was HUEY NEWTON?
The Freedom Rides though the South, which were famous for forcing Americans to confront segregation in bus terminals and on interstate buses helped achieve THIS.
What is RACIAL INTEGRATION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES?
THIS is the name for a group of 20 legislators in rural North America that worked to block civil rights.
Who was the PORK CHOP GANG?
CORE stands for THIS?
What is CONGRESS OF RACIAL EQUALITY?
This law abolished racial discrimination in voting by outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other voter suppression tactics.
What was the VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965?
THIS man was the head of the Florida NAACP and helped Florida to become the Southern state with the highest percentage of African Americans registered to vote.
Who was HARRY T. MOORE?
THIS Police Commissioner had his police attack demonstrators with clubs, police dogs, and water canons during protests in Birmingham, AL.
Who was EUGENE "BULL" CONNOR?
THIS organization focused on economic empowerment for African Americans. They promoted education, job training, and entrepreneurship.
What was the URBAN LEAGUE?
SCLC stands for THIS.
What is the SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE?