Civil Rights Movement Key Concepts

Who delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech?

• MLK Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Thurgood Marshall

• Rosa Parks

Which court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

• Roe v. Wade

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Loving v. Virginia

The Selma March was primarily focused on:

• Education Reform

• Segragation

• Police Reform

• Voting Rights

Which strategy was most used by MLK?

• Armed Resistance

• Legal Appeals

• Nonviolent Protest

• Rioting

The Civil Rights Act of ____ was passed in response to public pressure and mass protests.

____ _____ refused to give up her seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

“By any means necessary” was a phrase associated with _______ _

The _______ Riders were activists who rode buses to challenge segregation.

True or False: The Montgomery Bus Boycott began after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger.

• True

• False

True or False: Brown v. Board of Education ruled that "separate but equal" public schools were unconstitutional.

• True

• False