Civil Rights

What was Brown v. Board of Education?

• A court case in which the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional to have separate public schools for black and white students.

• A court case in which the Supreme Court declared it constitutional to have separate public schools for black and white students.

• A court case in which the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional to have separate private schools for religious groups.

• A court case in which the Supreme Court declared it constitutional to have separate privater schools for religious groups.

Who was Thurgood Marshall?

• He was the lawyer that represented the board of education in Brown v. Board of Education.

• He was the lawyer that represented the Bronson family in Bronson v. Board of Education.

• He was the lawyer that represented the Brown family in Brown v. Board of Education.

• He was the lawyer that represented the board of education in Bronson v. Board of Education.

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• African Americans in Nashville, Tennessee boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated because Rita Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus.

• African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated because Rita Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus.

• African Americans in Nashville, Tennessee boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated because Rosa Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus.

• African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated because Rosa Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus.

Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

• African American who fought segregation with violent protests and gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to thousands.

• African American who fought segregation with non violent protests for example, Nashville Sit-Ins and gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to thousands.

• African American who fought segregation with non violent protests for example, London Sit-Ins and gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to thousands.

• African American who fought segregation with violent protests and gave his "I Have a Goal" speech to thousands.

Who were the Freedom Riders?

• African Americans rode interstate buses in the North to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation in seating.

• African Americans rode interstate buses in the South to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation in seating.

• African Americans rode interstate buses in the West to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation in seating.

• African Americans rode interstate buses in the East to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation in seating.

This made voting easier for African Americans.

• Civil Rights Act

• Voting Act of 1965

• Sit-in

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

This court case created the phrase "separate but equal."

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Civil Rights Act

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Parks v. Recreation

This person led the Civil Rights movement with peaceful protests.

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

• Abraham Lincoln

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

Brown v. Board of Education was a decision by the Supreme Court that said...

• Segregation in schools was unconstitutional

• Segregation was legal as long as they were "separate but equal"

• Black and white children could go to the same school but had to be in different classes

• Black students had to use a separate bathroom

This person refused to give their seat to a white person on the bus.

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Mahatma Gandhi