Civil Rights Movement

To which city did President Eisenhower send federal troops to protect African American students?

How did Governor Orval Faubus respond to the desegreation and crisis at Little Rock?

The labor shortage during WW2 opened new job opportunities for African Americans.

What group was designed to encourage the registration of voters throughout Alabama?

While in prison, Malcolm X became a convert to _________________.

What was one of the worst race riots in United States history?

The armed forces refused to allow African Americans to serve in WW2.

How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?

The Columbia Race Riots were a key event that led to the civil rights movement.

At what school was there major rioting over James Meredith's enrollment?

In a ruling known as Brown II, the Supreme Court.........

What was violent and lasted for five day and caused the deaths of 43 people?

What is one factor that contributed to the "feminization of poverty" in the early 2000's?

When three civil rights workers disappeared during Freedom Summer, the SNCC claimed that they had been _____________.

What happened to the Equal Rights Amendment? (ERA)

Who formed the National Organization for Women?

Which of these African Americans is famous for breaking into major league baseball?

What eliminated the literacy tests that had previously disqualified many voters?

How does the National Ubran League help African Americans?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids discrimination in employment on the basis of ?

Civil Rights organizations campaigned for African American voting rights during WW2.

What eliminated the poll tax from voting requirements?

What happened as a result of the CORE freedom rides through the South?

Who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

What clash ended with the death of a 15 year old African American?

In response to riots over desegregation at the University of Mississippi, President Kennedy decalred...