Civil Rights Flashcards
1
Q
The 1896 Supreme Court case _________ruled that “separate but equal” was constitutional and made segregation legal
A
Plessy v Ferguson
2
Q
The ruling was overturned nearly 60 years later in the case _______ which started the separate is not equal,opening the door for the modern civil rights movement.
A
Brown v broad
3
Q
The refusal of ______ to give her seat up to a White men prompted the ________________________in which black bus riders stopped riding buses for nearly a year.
A
Rosa Parks, Montgomery Bus Boycott
4
Q
The leader of that movement was _____, who preached a method of peacefully protesting unjust laws called _________
A
Dr. King, cicil disobedience
