1. Civil Rights Movement Jeopardy
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3. After organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott, this man was recognized as a national Civil Rights Leader

4. Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

5. This woman, a seamstress in Montgomery, refused to give up her seat on the bus and was arrested

6. Who was Rosa Parks?

7. In 1973, this man was the first black man to be elected mayor of Atlanta

8. Who was Maynard Jackson?

9. In 1972, this man was elected to the U. S
In 1972, this man was elected to the U.S. Congress from Atlanta, and was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

10. Who is Andrew Young?

11. In 1961, these two students were the first black students to attend the University of Georgia

12. Who are Charlayne Hunter & Hamilton Holmes?

13. In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public schools was illegal in this decision regarding a young girl in Kansas

14. What is Brown v. The Board of Education?

15. This event, where blacks refused to ride the buses in a Southern city, lasted 381 days before the buses were desegregated

16. What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

17. This march included 250,000 people of all races who expressed their support for the Civil Rights Movement

18. What was the March on Washington?

19. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in this city as he was trying to protest the segregation of public facilities

20. What is Birmingham?

21. These two cities in Alabama were the beginning and end points of a march planned to support voting rights for blacks

22. What are Selma and Montgomery?

23. This act, passed in 1965, allowed the federal government to register voters in certain cities

24. What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

25. This act, passed in 1964, was the most sweeping piece of Civil Rights legislation in history

26. What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

27. This legislation prohibited discrimination in the buying, selling, renting, and leasing of property

28. What was the Fair Housing Act of 1968?

29. This president was in office when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed

30. Who was Lyndon Johnson?

31. This term is the name used for a policy of the government to try to achieve better opportunities for minorities

32. What is Affirmative Action?

33. Ralph McGill wrote articles about politics, economics, and life in the South for this newspaper

34. What is the Atlanta Constitution?

35. This court case, which took place, in 1896 allowed for the “Separate but Equal” doctrine

36. What is Plessy v. Ferguson?

37. This body reacted to the call for school desegregation by voting to support private schools, prosecute school officials who permitted desegregation, & and threatening to close public schools that desegregated

38. What was the General Assembly?

39. This war was a factor in helping blacks gain more civil rights

40. What was WWII?

41. This governor of Georgia urged “massive resistance” to public school desegregation

42. Who was Marvin Griffin?

43. This group, founded by MLK, was one of the leading Civil Rights organizations

44. What was the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?

45. This Civil Rights Group used the nation’s court system to gain civil rights

46. What is the NAACP?

47. These people often reacted to black civil rights gains violently using beatings and bombings to intimidate blacks

48. Who were white supremacists?

49. This group, formed by students, helped them to organize their civil rights related activities

50. What is the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee?

51. This group challenged the segregation of bus terminals by organizing Freedom Rides

52. What is the Congress of Racial Equality or CORE?

53. Final Jeopardy Answer

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