Unit 8a Civil Rights Movement

What was Jackie Robinson known for?

• Being the first African American supreme court justice

• Being the first African American player in Major League Baseball

• Being the first African American lawyer

• Being the first person to refuse to give up their seat on a segregated bus

Why were people protesting the buses in Alabama?

• The African American buses were inferior and dirty

• The buses did not allow women

• The FBI was unfairly monitoring the buses

• The buses were segregated by race

What major protest had a goal of passing a new civil rights bills and occurred in 1963? HINT- Involved MLK Jr's "I Have A Dream Speech.

• Diner Sit In

• March on Washington

• Little Rock 9

• Freedom Summer

What was the name of the High School where 9 African American students faced military within the school, racial discrimination & consistent public criticism?

• Little Rock Central High School

• Birmingham East High School

• Arkansas City Public High School

• Randall Community High School

What is the name of the civil rights philosophy embodied by Dr. MLK Jr and his allies?

• Black Power

• Civil Disobedience

• Black Panthers

• Economic Pressure

What was the name of the Supreme Court Case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Dred Scott Case

• Rosa Parks v. Birmingham

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

• ONLY outlawed poll taxes

• Ended housing discrimination

• Created job opportunities for African Americans

• Prohibited discrimination in voting practices & employment

What did the 24th amendment do?

• It ended literacy tests

• Made segregation legal

• Outlawed poll taxes

• Ended slavery

Why were the Little Rock 9 unable to enter the school on their first day?

• The riot was too violent to face

• Arkansas governor got the National Guard to prevent them

• The police brought the Little Rock 9 to jail

• President Eisenhower sent sent Federal Troops to stop them

During the Freedom Summer of 1964, what did the student activists do?

• Helped African Americans register to vote

• Created violent protests that involved arming themselves in self-defense

• Participated in numerous sit ins and refused to move until they were arrested

• They turned around and went home because of the violence that was hurled at them