Civil Rights Vocab

Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal

• allow children to work.

• to pay black people less than white people.

• to return a slave.

• to segregate schools based on race

Black nationalist leader who for awhile was a spokesman for the Nation of Islam; talked about black freedom “by any means necessary;” was assassinated on February 21, 1965, in NYC by Nation of Islam members  

• Malcolm X
• Martin Luther King, Jr.

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More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally for jobs and freedom.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Freedom Riders

• March on Washington

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

• Thurgood Marshall

What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• It gave black women the right to vote
• It made literacy tests in order to vote illegal
• It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
• It gave all blacks the right to vote

Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks began the protest
• Thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not finish their routes
• Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person
• Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting

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_________to separate people because of their race.

• discrimination

• segregation

• civil rights

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The rights that all people have are called ___________.

• protest

• Civil Rights Movement

• civil rights

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The _______________________ was a movement that used peaceful methods to end segregation in America and give African Americans equal rights.

• Civil Rights Movement

• civility

• segregation

This student group became more important because it organised so many sit-ins

• SCLC

• SNCC

• NAACP