The Alabama politician who promised, “...segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” was:

Malcolm X was the chief spokesperson for the NAACP.

In the late 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement was overshadowed by the:

Supporters of the Civil Rights Movement used what tactics?

During the twentieth century discrimination and racism in America were limited to the South.

The Landmark federal legislation that effectively ended the Jim Crow era was the:

[well it was supposed to]

Following the Civil War three new amendments to the U.S. Constitution extended to former

slaves freedom, citizenship, the right to due process and equal protection under the law, and

the right to vote.

In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American:

The Civil Rights Movement can be considered a continuation of the struggle for racial

equality which began [but failed] during:

Jim Crow laws resulted in:

In 1896 the U.S. Supreme Court case affirmed that segregation was legal as long as

accommodations were "separate but equal" in the case:

The black minister who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became the dominant voice of

the Civil Rights Movement was:

The historic 1963 political rally in support of civil and economic rights for African Americans was called the:

The Emancipation Proclamation [Abraham Lincoln] ended slavery in the United States.

The Little Rock Crisis of 1957 challenged the supremacy of the Federal government.

Poll taxes and literacy tests were used by Southern states to keep African Americans from voting following the Civil War.

In 1955, a 14 year-old boy named Emmett Till was murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman in Money, Mississippi.

In 1963, police infamously attacked civil rights demonstrators with police dogs and fire hoses in Birmingham, Alabama.

The "Little Rock Nine" was/were:

A protest technique used by college students to desegregate lunch counters was:

Martin Luther King, Jr. was inspired by the philosophies of non-violent protest and passive resistance practiced by the political and spiritual leader:

A founder of the Black Panther party was:

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was organized following:

James Meredith was the first African American to:

Eugene “Bull” Connor was a central figure in:

"The only was we gonna stop them white men from whuppin' us is to take over. We been

saying freedom for six years and we ain't got nothin'. What we gonna start saying now is

Black Power!"—______________________________

“ the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King has not died with him. Men who are white, men who are black, must and will now join together, as never in the past to let all the forces of divisiveness know that America shall not be ruled not by the bullet but only by the ballot of free and of just men.”—______________________________

How did the approach of the Black Panters differ from the methods used by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

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

Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.

When African Americans refused to ride the public busses as a sign of protest; this began when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a black man.

Enforced racial segregation in the South; all were enacted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by white Democratic-dominated state legislatures after the Reconstruction period.

This amendment abolished (ended) slavery

Gave all citizens born in the United States citizenship (rights of citizens); look for the amendments in your notebook!!!

Gave all male United States citizens over the age of 21 the right to vote

What did the president do for the Little Rock 9?

An American white supremacist terrorist and hate group focused on opposition to the civil rights movement, often used violence and murder to suppress black activism.

separate facilities / separate access for different racial groups

Name that was given to both a set of laws and to social customs that enforced racial segregation

36th president of the United States. Signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act into law. After the assassination of JFK, his popularity was high but this declined throughout his presidency as the public became frustrated with both the Vietnam War and domestic unrest.

desegregation of schools

Payment of this was a part of Jim Crow laws that required payment to register to vote (until 1965). Even though the right to vote was extended to all races by the Fifteenth Amendment these restricted voting rights.

Was signed into law by President Johnson. The law outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It prohibited voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination. Its weakeness was a main reason SNCC, SCLC, & MLK, went to Selma, Alabama to protest.

Designed to enforce the voting rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, this Act sought to secure the right to vote for racial minorities throughout the country, especially in the South. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson after the Selma Protests.

Was the site of “Bloody Sunday” on March 7, 1965, when police attacked demonstrators with horses, billy clubs, and tear gas as they were attempting to march from Selma to the state capital, Montgomery.

(1965) During the first of 3 Selma to Montgomery protest marches Alabama State troopers attacked unarmed marchers with billy clubs and tear gas at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. This event was publicized worldwide and contributed to the 1965 Voting Rights Act

Jim Crow

A tool that was used to keep people of color -- and, sometimes, poor whites -- from voting. Administered and scored at the discretion of the officials in charge of voter registration. Even though the right to vote was extended to all races by the Fifteenth Amendment, these restricted voting rights.

(1963) A white supremacist (KKK) terrorist bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, in. 4 little girls were killed.

1890's Supreme Court case that said segregation was legal in the US

1950's Supreme Court case that said segregation was illegal in the US

A minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1968.

A minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the Muslim minister and activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. He was a vocal advocate for black empowerment and seperatism until his assassination in 1965

One of the most significant participants in the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Martin Luther King Jr. was chosen as their spokesman during the Montgomery Bus Boycott (started by Rosa Parks). According to the film "Selma," Their purpose was to raise “white consciousness” through actions like marches and protests

one of the key organizations in the American civil rights movement of the 1960s. According to the film Selma, Their purpose was to raise “black consciousness” through actions like sit-ins and voter registration drives.

First Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) remembered for transforming the “Bureau” into a professional investigative police force but also for using its power against those seen as politically subversive, like MLK.

Governor of Alabama. he is best remembered for his staunch segregationist views - promised “Segregation Forever” in the state of Alabama. Was shot in an assassination attempt when running for president in 1972 (but survived)