Civil Rights

Question 1

Thurgood Marshall

Answer 1

Who went on to become Supreme Court justice

Question 2

Brown v. Board of Education

Answer 2

In the early 1950’s five school segregation cases from Delaware, Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington D.C., came together under the title of Brown v. Board of Education.

Question 3

Little Rock Nine

Answer 3

It allowed nine outstanding black students to attend Central High School. These students became known as the Little Rock Nine.

Question 4

Rosa Parks

Answer 4

Boarded a bus and sat in the front row of the section reserved for black passengers. When the bus became full, the driver told Parks and three others to give their seats to white passengers Parks refused.

Question 5

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Answer 5

In the Montgomery Bus Boycott, thousands of African Americans stopped riding the busses.

Question 6

Martin Luther King Jr.

Answer 6

A young Baptist Minister. The 26- year old King already had a reputation as a powerful speaker whose word could motivate and inspire listeners.

Question 7

Sit-in

Answer 7

A demonstration in which protesters sit down and refuse to leave.

Question 8

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Answer 8

To continue the struggle for civil rights the leaders of the student protests formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the spring of 1960.