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Flashcards on Civil Rights Movement: Key Events and Figures
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What is the name of the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What landmark Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was the lead attorney for the NAACP in the Brown v. Board of Education case?
Thurgood Marshall
What was the name of the peaceful protest where participants sat at segregated lunch counters?
Sit-ins
Who was the leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?
John Lewis
What event marked the climax of the Birmingham Campaign and showcased the brutality of segregation?
Birmingham church bombing
Who was the civil rights activist and leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
Rosa Parks
What act prohibited racial discrimination in employment, voting, and public accommodations?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who was the leader of the United Farm Workers union and fought for the rights of agricultural workers?
Cesar Chavez
What event led to a march from Selma to Montgomery to demand voting rights for African Americans?
Bloody Sunday
Who was the African American girl who became a symbol of the struggle to desegregate public schools?
Ruby Bridges
What act aimed to protect the voting rights of African Americans by prohibiting racial discrimination in voting?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Who was the leader of the Black Panther Party, which advocated for black power and self-defense?
Huey Newton
What event resulted in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.?
Memphis sanitation workers' strike
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Who was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
John Lewis
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What was the name of the peaceful protest where participants sat at segregated lunch counters?
Sit-ins
March on Washington
Freedom Rides
Brown v. Board of Education
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Who was the African American girl who became a symbol of the struggle to desegregate public schools?
Rosa Parks
Ruby Bridges
Martin Luther King Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
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What event marked the climax of the Birmingham Campaign and showcased the brutality of segregation?
Brown v. Board of Education
Birmingham church bombing
Sit-ins
Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Who was the lead attorney for the NAACP in the Brown v. Board of Education case?
Cesar Chavez
John Lewis
Huey Newton
Thurgood Marshall
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What act aimed to protect the voting rights of African Americans by prohibiting racial discrimination in voting?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Bloody Sunday
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Who was the leader of the United Farm Workers union and fought for the rights of agricultural workers?
Ruby Bridges
Cesar Chavez
Huey Newton
John Lewis
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What landmark Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Memphis sanitation workers' strike
Brown v. Board of Education
Sit-ins
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What event led to a march from Selma to Montgomery to demand voting rights for African Americans?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Bloody Sunday
Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Who was the leader of the Black Panther Party, which advocated for black power and self-defense?
Thurgood Marshall
Huey Newton
Martin Luther King Jr.
John Lewis
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