Civil Rights

Question 1

John F. Kennedy

Answer 1

Won the election of 1960, he became the youngest person ever elected president of the United States.

Question 2

Freedom Rides

Answer 2

CORE organized a series of protests in which black and white bus riders traveled together to segregated bus stations in the South.

Question 3

March on Washington

Answer 3

A massive demonstration for civil rights

Question 4

Lyndon B. Johnson

Answer 4

Was quickly sworn in as president. Dallas police arrested alleged assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald

Question 5

Civil Rights Act 1964

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer 6

Which Johnson signed into law in August. This law gave the federal government new powers to protect African Americans voting rights.

Question 7

Great Society

Answer 7

Program of domestic reforms

Question 8

Black Power

Answer 8

Movement, which called for African American independence.

Question 9

Malcolm X

Answer 9

Helped inspire the Black Power movement. He was the leader of the Nation of Islam, an organization that combined ideas about African American independence with teachings of Islam.

Question 10

Linda Brown

Answer 10

was the child associated with the lead name in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education

Question 11

Rosa Parks

Answer 11

Boarded a bus and satin the front row of the section reserved for black passengers. When the bus became full, the driver told Parks and three others to give their seats to white passengers. Parks refused. The bus driver called the police, and Parks was taken to jail.

Question 12

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Answer 12

Thousands of African Americans stopped riding the buses

Question 13

Martin Luther King Jr.

Answer 13

A young Baptist minister. The 26-year-old King already had a reputation as a powerful speaker whose words could motivate and inspire listeners.

Question 14

SNCC

Answer 14

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Question 15

Sit ins

Answer 15

A demonstration in which protesters sit down and refuse to leave.

Question 16

Little Rock Nine

Answer 16

It allowed nine outstanding black students to attend Central High School

Question 17

Thurgood Marshall

Answer 17

1st black supreme court justice, Jack Greenberg led the courtroom battles against segregation

Question 18

Brown Vs. Board of Education

Answer 18

Five school segregation cases from Delaware, Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington

Question 19

Cesar Chavez

Answer 19

Was one of many Hispanic Americans who worked to improve conditions.

Question 20

United Farm Workers

Answer 20

This union was committed to the goal of better pay and working conditions for migrant farmworkers— those who move seasonally from farm to farm for work

Question 21

Betty Friedan

Answer 21

Described the dissatisfaction some women felt with their traditional roles of wife, mother, and homemaker

Question 22

National Organization for Women

Answer 22

To fight for equal educational and career opportunities for women

Question 23

Equal Rights Amendment

Answer 23

Would outlaw all discrimination based on sex

Question 24

Phyllis Schlafly

Answer 24

A conservative activist founded the group STOP ERA

Question 25

Shirley Chisholm

Answer 25

Was elected to represent a New York City district in the House of Representatives. She was the first African American woman elected to the U.S Congress

Question 26

American Indian Movement

Answer 26

Founded in 1968 to fight for Native Americans’ rights

Question 27

Disabled in Action

Answer 27

To make people aware of challenges facing people with disabilities.