Jeopardy: Civil Rights
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The Stonewall Riots kicked off this
movement
What is the Gay Rights Movement?
This man led the United Farm Workers in their
struggle for better work conditionsWho is Cesar Chavez?
Though proposed in 1923, this still has not
been passed.What is the ERA (Equal
Rights Amendment)?
This group of Americans fighting for their rights had no
problem using violence.
What are Native Americans?
Who is Harvey Milk?
He was the first open homosexual to be elected to office in a major U.S. city
MLK believed the proper response to violence was this
What is “nothing”?
Malcolm X believed this was the proper response
to violence
What is violence?
He was assassinated, probably by members of
the Nation of Islam
Who is Malcolm X?
His dreams inspired him to lead the March on Washington
Who is MLK Jr.?
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, MLK Jr. and
others began this
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Following this crisis, many public schools were closed to
prevent integration
What is “The Little Rock Crisis”?
This was inspired by the arrest and beating of a black man for a minor
traffic violation
What is the Watts Riot?
The sit-ins in Greensboro were designed to stop this
What is discrimination at lunch counters?
This socialist organization formed to defend the black
community from police violence
What is the Black Panthers?
Police dogs and fire hoses were turned on protestors,
mostly children, in this city
What is Birmingham, AL?
This case established “separate but equal”
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This case, brought by the NAACP, ended
segregation in schools
What is Brown v. Board of Ed.?
Two ways Southern states limited blacks’ right to vote
What are Black Codes, Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes,
Intimidation, etc?
This Amendment gave citizenship to blacks and provided equal protection
What is the 14th?
This Amendment was supposed to guarantee the
right to vote to all men
What is the 15th?
What is bus desegregation in the South?
The Freedom Rides were supposed to test this
What is the March on Selma?
Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of
1965 after this march
What is Selma, AL?
A march in this city turned in to
“Bloody Sunday”
Who is Robert Kennedy?
This man sent the National Guard to
protect the Freedom Riders
What is the Kerner Report?
This report said that America was moving to two societies, “separate
and unequal”