Civil Rights 1

Treated poorly and unfairly based on your skin, color, religion, or gender.

• stereotype

• discrimination

• prejudice

• oppression

Less valuable or worthy.

• Inferior

• Stereotype

• Oppression

• Segregation

Opinions or beliefs about a group of people that may not be accurate.

• Oppression

• Integration

• Stereotype

• Racism

The Supreme Court case that legalized segregation in America.

• Dred Scott v. Stanford

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

Why was Brown v. Board of Education so important?

• It made segregation legal.

• It made literacy tests illegal.

• It gave voting rights to African Americans.

• It made segregation illegal in public schools.

Where was Rosa Parks arrested?

• Boston

• New York City

• Montgomery

• Miami

Why was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?

• the city paid black people to take taxis

• African Americans found new methods of transportation

• the busses stopped running

• the bus company lost money