Civil Rights Movement Vocabulary Review

Which term below is when each individual or group is given the same resources or opportunities, in order to make things fair or just?

• Equality

• Racial Segregation

• Integration

• Discrimination

Which term below is the process of ending race-based segregation with the American public and private school systems?

• Equality

• Racial Segregation

• Integration

• Discrimination

Which term below is when people are kept apart due to an individual's race?

• Nonviolent protest

• Racial Segregation

• Integration

• Discrimination

Which term below is the unfair treatment of one particular person or group of people due to a person’s race, ethnicity, orientation, religion or other personal traits?

• Nonviolent protest

• Racial Segregation

• Integration

• Discrimination

Which term below is a peaceful and organized action that seeks to bring about social and political change without the use of violence?

• Nonviolent protest

• Racial Segregation

• Integration

• Discrimination

Which term below are laws that focused on segregation as a way to limit the rights of African Americans in the south?

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights Act 1964

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• NAACP

Which term below is a civil right organization in the US that fights against discrimination and for equal rights for African Americans and other minority groups?

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights Act 1964

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• NAACP

Which term below is law passed by congress to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin?

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights Act 1964

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• NAACP

Which term below is mass protest against segregation on the city buses of Montgomery, Alabama?

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights Act 1964

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• NAACP

Which term below is an African American girl who became the center of the landmark Supreme Court case, “Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka,” which led to the desegregation of public schools in America?

• Plessy v Ferguson 

• Brown v Board of Education of Topeka

• Thurgood Marshall

• Linda Brown