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| When did Brown v. Board of Education take place? | May 1954 |
| Where did Brown v. Board of Education take place? | Topeka, KS |
| Brown v. Board of Education | Supreme Court ruled seperate schools for black and white students unconstitutional. |
| Executive Order 9981 | Abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces. July 1948 |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Outlawed discrimination in the workplace based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. |
| Freedom Summer/Mississippi Summer Project | June 1964 Campaign to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi. |
| Watts Riots | Los Angeles riots spurred by police mistreatment of minorities, prejudice and poverty. Lasted 6 days. August 11-16 1965. |
| Civil Rights Act of 1968 | Also known as the Fair Housing Act. Banned discrimination in housing sales and rentals; gave the federal governmentthe right to file lawsuits against those who violated the law. |
| What year was the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) formed | 1942 |
| What was the purpose/significance of Congress of Racial Equality formed formed | It was dedicated to civil rights reform through nonviolent action |
| What year and month did they form he Birminham camoaign | 1963. It was formed in Alabama Birminham |
| In what the year they formed Montegomery Bus Boycott and where | 1956 - Montgomery AL |
| What month did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 took place | In August 1965 |
| Where did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 took place | Washington DC |
| What year did the Swann V. Charlotte - Mecklenburg Board of Education take place | 1972 |
| Where did the Swann V. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education took place | Charlotte, NC or Washington DC |
| When and Where was Roots aired | It was aired in the US in 1977 |
| What was the purpose/significance of Roots | It was a TV series about several generations of an enslaved black family; Most-watched TV show in history |
| What month/year/where did the first black player in participate in the major leagues | April 1947 with Brooklyn Dodgers |
| What was the purpose/significance of major league | The frist African American player joined the major league baseball |
| When & Where was the Congressional Black Caucus formed | It was formed in Washington DC in 1971 |
| What was the purpose/significance of the Congressional Black Caucus | Group of African-American legislators who work for causes such as MLK Birthday holiday |
| What month/year & where did the Integration of Little Rock Central HS took place | It ws in September 1957 in Little Rock, AR |
| What was the purpose/significance of Integration of Little Rock Central HS | Integration of Little Rock Central HS; required Eisenhower to send in Federal troups |
| What was the purpose/significance of Lunch Counter sit-ins | Black students sat at the lunch counter at Woolworth's to challenge the segregation policy of service |
| What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do | it gave equal voting rights for African Americans in the South |
| the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Banned segregation in public places; outlawed discrimination in the workplace on the basis of color, gender, religion or national origin |
| Who was Thurgood Marshall | Hw was the 1st African American Lawyer |
| Little Rock Nine | It was a group of nine African American Students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957 |
| who was Rosa Parks | She was an activist in the civil rights movement |
| What is Rosa Parks best known for | She was best known for her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott |
| Who was Martin Luther King Jr. | He was an American Baptist minister and activist, who became the spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his death 1968 |
| What was the purpose of the Montgomery bus boycott | It was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama to |
| What is the meaning of segregation | Keeping racial groups apart from each other |
| What is the meaning of busing during the Civil rights times | During the Civil rights, the student were transported to schools within or outside their local school districts |
| Who was Malcolm X | He was a minister, human rights activist and prominent black nationalist leader |
| Who was Jerry Lewis | He was Civil Rights Activist and a US Congressman |
| What rights did the 15th Amendment give to African American men | It gave African American men the rights to vote |
| Why did the Arkansas’ governor do to keep the children out of school | The governor brought in National guards to keep the 9 children from attending the school |
| Who was Thurgood Marshall | He was NAACP attorney and Supreme Court Justice |
| Who were Little Rock Nine | They were 9 students to attend Central High School |
| Who was Rosa Parks | She was NAACP worker/seamstress arrested on bus |
| What was the purpose of Montegomery bus boycott | They stopped riding the bus for 381 days |
| How did the Supreme Court impact the desegregation of public schools | Ruled that segregation was illegal |
| Why was the arrest of Rosa Parks a turning point in the civil rights movement | showed determination to end unfair practices |
| Why do you think the bus boycott lasted so long | They were united and determined to win |
| What might have inspired the Greenboro students to students to stage a sit-in | nonviolent tactics could result in change |
| When did John F. Kennedy win the election | He won 1960 presidential election |
| Who were Freedom Riders | CORE organized black and white bus riders to segregated bus stations in the South |
| Who was Lyndon B. Johnson | He was Vice President sworn in after Kennedy's death |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | It banned segregation in public places |
| Voting Rights Act 1965 | Gave the federal government new powers to protect African Americans' voting rights |
| What is Great Society | John's program of domestic reforms |
| Black Power | called for African Americans Independence |
| who was Malcolm X | he inspired the Black Power Movement |
| What happened in Dallas, Texas on November 1963 | Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald |
| What does AIM stand for | American Indian Movement |
| Why & why was AIM founded | It was founded in 1968 to fight for Native Americans' Rights |
| What happened during the ratification process of the Equal Rights Movement | Congress approved amendment, 30 states ratified; conservative group led by Phyllis Schlafly |
| Name the President who intervenes at Little Rock in 1957. | President Eisenhower |
| Who ruled in the case of Plessy v Ferguson | In 1896 the United States Supreme Court ruled in this case. |
| How long did it take for the for Court to overturn the decisions to separate but equal decision. | It took 60 years before the Supreme Court could overturn the "separate but equal" decision. |
| What does HUD stand for | Department of Urban Development |
| What was created to help low income families get better housing | HUD |
| Name the Act that banned segregation in public places | Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| Name the series of protests in which African America and white bus riders traveled together | Freedom Rides |
| Who was quickly sworn in after the assassination of the president | Vice President Lyndon Johnson |
| Black Power | A movement which called for African American power and independence |
| who argued that integration would never solve African American's problems | Malcolm X |
