Civil Rights Review
What Supreme court case declared “separate is inherently unequal”? Brown v. Board of Ed.
The murder of this individual united the civil rights movement in Emmett Till
Martin Luther King Jr. was shot in this city in this year. Memphis, TN; 1968
MLK Jr. wrote his famous letter from a jail defending his non- violent strategies in what state? Alabama
What is de facto segregation? Segregation by custom, habit
Put the events in the correct order. Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Montgomery Bus Boycott, March on Washington, March from fear
The first African American to attend the University of Mississippi James Meredith
Name two campaigns that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Freedom Summer, Selma Campaign, MFDP’s stand at the Democratic National Convention
What individual was chosen to represent the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the 1964 Democratic National Convention? Fannie Lou Hamer
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did what? Eliminated the literacy test
The founder of the Nation of Islam… Elijah Muhammad
The Watts Riots took place in this city… Los Angeles
This leader of SNCC eventually became a Black Panther. Stokely Carmichael
The violence that resulted from MLK Jr.’s assassination may have influenced the violence that led to the assassination of this political leader in the same year. Robert Kennedy
The assassin of MLK Jr. was named… James Earl Ray
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 did what? Banned discrimination in housing
The Kerner Commission blamed African American rioting on… White racism
What is the name for someone who rode buses in the south to try and make sure southerners subscribed to the laws on integration Freedom riders
MLK Jr. debuted on the national stage with his help with this event. Montgomery Bus Boycott
“SNCC” stands for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
MLK JR. headed an organization called __________, which stood for ________________ SCLC, Southern Christian Leadership Conference
What man served as the Browns’ lawyer? Thurgood Marshall
Put the following events in chronological order Freedom Riders, Freedom Summer, Civil Rights Act of 1957
MLK Jr’s “I have a dream” speech was given in what city? Washington D.C.
This individual coined the slogan “Black Power.” Stokely Carmichael
The main goal of this political group was to fight police brutality in the ghetto. Black Panthers
This policy involves making special efforts to hire or enroll groups that have suffered discrimination in the past. Affirmative Action
This man led the voter project in Mississippi during the summer of Robert Moses
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did what? Prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin and gender.
The name of the hostile police chief in Birmingham was? Bull Connor
Emmett Till was murdered in _________ (state) by the husband and brother-in-law of ________. Mississippi, Carolyn Bryant
The governor of Arkansas during the Little Rock School Segregation crisis was named… Governor Faubus
This girl was the most controversial of the “Little Rock Nine.” Minnie Jean Brown
Put the events in chronological order. Little Rock, Emmett Till murder, Birmingham
Malcolm X’s shift from a believer in the use of violence to the use of vote after his split from the Black Muslims can be described in this phrase. “ Ballots or bullets”