Civil Rights

Question 1

Rosa Parks

Answer 1

A black woman arrested in 1955 after refusing to give her seat to a white man.

Question 2

How did the population of the USA change after WW2?

Answer 2

Refugees and immigrants flooded into the States. But, the south stayed segregated and Black people lacked rights still.

Question 3

What did the Supreme Court say on segregation?

Supreme Court’s Ruling

Answer 3

In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled segregation in schools was unconstitutional. In 1956, they ruled against segregation again on buses after Rosa Parks’ arrest.

Question 4

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Answer 4

A boycott arranged by Civil Rights activists after the arrest of Rosa Parks.

Question 5

Martin Luther King Jr.

Answer 5

Leader of the Civil Rights movement. Pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, affiliated with the SCLC. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott; organized and spoke at the March on Washington; inspired and united activists. King was attacked and eventually assasinated on April 4th, 1968 for his work.

Question 6

The Civil Rights Act

Answer 6

President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, banning discrimination based on race, sex, religion, or origin in public places.

Question 7

The Voting Rights Act

Answer 7

Implimented in 1965, the Voting Rights Act protected rights for ALL citizens to vote.