Civil Rights

Question 1

The 36th President won the election of 1960, he became the youngest person elected for president. Also, the first Roman Catholic to become President.

Answer 1

John F Kennedy

Question 2

This event was massive demonstration for Civil Rights. Where everyone came to join in the boycott.

Answer 2

March on Washington

Question 3

Vice President, was quickly sworn into president after Kennedy’s death.

Answer 3

Lyndon B. Johnson

Question 4

The act banned segregation in public places. It also outlawed discrimination in the workplaces on the basis of color, gender, or national origin.

Answer 4

Civil Rights Act

Question 5

This law gave the federal government new powers to protect African Americans voting rights.

Answer 5

Voting Act

Question 6

It allowed nine black students to attend Central High school. These Students became known as the Little Rock Nine.

Answer 6

Little Rock Nine

Question 7

She boarded a bus that was reserved for blacks. When the bus was full and there was no more room for whites. The bus driver told her to move to a different seat. She didn’t and got arrested.

Answer 7

Rosa Parks

Question 8

Thousands of African Americans stopped riding the buses.

Answer 8

Bus Boycott

Question 9

He was a young Baptist Minister. Already had a reputation as a powerful speaker whose words could inspire listeners. He believed in non-violence.

Answer 9

Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 10

First to last who died

Answer 10

John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy