🔆civil rights movement🔆 Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
What years did the Civil Rights Movement mainly take place?
A
1950s–1960s
2
Q
What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Movement?
A
To end racial segregation and gain equal rights for African Americans.
3
Q
What event began after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus?
A
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–1956)
4
Q
Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
5
Q
What Supreme Court case declared school segregation unconstitutional?
A
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
6
Q
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
A
9 Black students who integrated a white high school in Arkansas in 1957.
7
Q
What were the sit-ins of 1960 protesting?
A
Segregated lunch counters.
8
Q
What were the Freedom Rides (1961)?
A
Integrated bus rides to challenge segregation in the South.
