Civil Rights Movement Jeopardy

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Civil Rights Leaders

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After organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott, this man was recognized as a national Civil

Rights Leader

Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

This woman, a seamstress in Montgomery, refused to give up her seat on the bus and was

arrested

Who was Rosa Parks?

In 1973, this man was the first black man to be elected mayor of Atlanta

Who was Maynard Jackson?

In 1972, this man was elected to the U.S. Congress from Atlanta, and was later awarded

the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Who is Andrew Young?

In 1961, these two students were the first black students to attend the University of Georgia

Who are Charlayne Hunter & Hamilton Holmes?

In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public schools was illegal in this

decision regarding a young girl in Kansas

What is Brown v. The Board of Education?

This event, where blacks refused to ride the buses in a Southern city, lasted 381 days before

the buses were desegregated

What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

This march included 250,000 people of all races who expressed their support for the Civil Rights

Movement

What was the March on Washington?

Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in this city as he was trying to protest the segregation of public

facilities

What is Birmingham?

These two cities in Alabama were the beginning and end points of a march planned to support

voting rights for blacks

What are Selma and Montgomery?

This act, passed in 1965, allowed the federal government to register voters in certain cities

What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

This act, passed in 1964, was the most sweeping piece of Civil Rights legislation in history

What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

This legislation prohibited discrimination in the buying, selling, renting, and leasing of property

What was the Fair Housing Act of 1968?

This president was in office when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed

Who was Lyndon Johnson?

This term is the name used for a policy of the government to try to achieve better

opportunities for minorities

What is Affirmative Action?

Ralph McGill wrote articles about politics, economics, and life in the South for this

newspaper

What is the Atlanta Constitution?

This court case, which took place, in 1896 allowed for the “Separate but Equal” doctrine

What is Plessy v. Ferguson?

This body reacted to the call for school desegregation by voting to support private

schools, prosecute school officials who permitted desegregation, & and threatening to close public

schools that desegregated

What was the General Assembly?

This war was a factor in helping blacks gain more civil rights

What was WWII?

This governor of Georgia urged “massive

resistance” to public school desegregation

Who was Marvin Griffin?

This group, founded by MLK, was one of the leading Civil Rights organizations

What was the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?

This Civil Rights Group used the nation’s court system to gain civil rights

What is the NAACP?

These people often reacted to black civil rights gains violently using beatings and bombings to

intimidate blacks

Who were white supremacists?

This group, formed by students, helped them to organize their civil rights related activities

What is the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee?

This group challenged the segregation of bus terminals by organizing Freedom Rides

What is the Congress of Racial Equality or CORE?

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