civil rights

Question 1

First african american in MLB

Answer 1

Jackie Robinson

Question 2

What city did the Bus Boycott take place?

Answer 2

Montgomery, Alabama

Question 3

How did Thurgood Marshall make history twice?

Answer 3

He was the first black judge and fought for Linda Brown on Brown v Board of Education

Question 4

How did Gandhi influence MLK Jr?

Answer 4

Using truth/love instead of violence to fight oppression

Question 5

MLK gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of which monument?

Answer 5

Lincoln Memorial

Question 6

The Little Rock 9 brought integration to what type of school?

Answer 6

First african american students in Little Rock high school, Arkansas

Question 7

“Bull” Connor was the infamous police chief in which city/state?

Answer 7

Birmingham, Alabama

Question 8

estimated attendance to the 1963 “March on Washington”? for jobs and freedom

Answer 8

250,000 people from all over country

Question 9

How long was the march from Selma to Montgomery?

Answer 9

54 miles- 6 days

Question 10

The tallest monument in Washington D.C. is dedicated to whom?

Answer 10

Washington

Question 11

connection between Brown V. Board of Education and Plessey V. Ferguson

Answer 11

Both were about black people defying segregation and helped to end segregation