Unit 2 Test (Civil Rights) - US B

Which movement brought thousands of white and black college students to the South to register minority voters?

President from 1963 - 1968; signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965 & Fair Housing Act of 1968

President from 1960 - 1963; began major civil rights legislation before assassination in 1963

Which organization was created by MLK to coordinate all protest movements in the South?

Protest philosophy that violence was not the answer

A term meaning that segregation still occurred even though it was not legally required.

Which court case created the ruling that separating children in public schools based on race was unacceptable?

Group created by Stokely Carmichael as an offshoot of the Black Panthers. Slogan was "I ain't goin' to jail no more!"

Which organization was created by Cesar Chavez to help create equal rights for migrant farm workers?

Attorney General from 1960 - 1964; fought for civil rights legislation before assassination in 1968

First African-American student admitted to the University of Mississippi

Member of the Nation of Islam; primary spokesman for more violent protests; assassinated in 1965

Which organization was created by imprisoned men to fight systemic racism and police brutality?

Which organization was created in 1909 by W.E.B. DuBois to fight segregation? It still exists today.

More than 250,000 people marched to protest inequalities; MLK gave the "I Have a Dream" speech

White New York City urban planner that created parks, subway system - displaced African Americans

Which organization was created by Malcolm X as a counter to MLK's non-violent protests?

Elected chairman of SNCC in 1966; turned the group militant; created the slogan "I ain't goin' to jail no more"

Act of Congress that prohibited discrimination based on race, gender, color, religion or national origin

Which organization was created to ride buses in the South to protest segregation?

Act of Congress (aka Fair Housing Act) that banned discrimination in public housing

Act of Congress that prohibited racial discrimination in voting

Group of students that attempted to enroll in a high school in Arkansas after the Brown v Board of Education ruling.

Which court case created the ruling of "separate but equal" was acceptable?

Banned federal and state governments from requiring a tax for voters in federal elections

Which court case created the ruling that a state could not ban interracial marriages?

Primary spokesman for non-violent protests; assassinated in 1968

54 mile march protesting lack of Black voter registration

Which organization was created by Fannie Lou Hamer when the Democratic Party wouldn't allow Black members?

Protest organized after arrest of Rosa Parks ending with the Court ruling that segregation on buses was unconstitutional

Protest philosophy used primarily by students to gain attention to an issue; protesters refused to move

Co-founder and chairman of SNCC; later became a US Congressman

Which organization was created to coordinate all STUDENT protest movements in the South?