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”