Civil Rights Flashcards
1
Q
Thurgood Marshall
A
Civil Rights Lawyer, Brown v. Board of Ed.
2
Q
Malcolm X
A
Muslim Civil Rights Activist, called for confrontation
3
Q
Jackie Robinson
A
First African American in the MLB
4
Q
What is the name of the largest and most powerful civil rights organization?
A
NAACP
5
Q
In 1948, Pres Truman desegregated this organization
A
The military
6
Q
Brown v. Board of Ed. overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and ended
A
Segregation in schools
7
Q
A buss boycott in ___ took place following Rosa Parks’ non-compliance with the law
A
Montgomery
8
Q
What do Malcolm X and MLK jr. have in common?
A
Both were assassinated
