The Supreme Court Says… Powerpoint Jeopardy Organizations The Supreme Court Says… Who Am I? Politics Potpourri 10 20 30 40 50

What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)? This organization was led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and was established after the Montgomery Bus Boycott. What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)? Category 1 - 10

What is the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)? This organization organized the Freedom Rides. What is the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)? Category 1 - 20

What is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)? This organization was started at Shaw University in Raleigh; its goal was to get more young people involved in the Civil Rights Movement What is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?

What is the Black Panther Party? This militant group was the best example of Black Power from the 1960s and is still around today What is the Black Panther Party?

This organization, started in the early 20th century, helped blacks by fighting for equality in the courts, and is still very active today. What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?

What is Plessy v. Ferguson? This case established the idea of “separate but equal” in 1896. What is Plessy v. Ferguson?

This was the decision of the Supreme Court in the case Brown v. Board of Education What is, segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

The Brown case originated in this city & state What is Topeka, Kansas?

Who is Thurgood Marshall? This man was one of the lawyers for the Brown case and went on to become the first black justice on the Supreme Court Who is Thurgood Marshall?

The case that said schools should desegregate “with all deliberate speed” was this What is Brown II?

This woman became famous For refusing to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, AL Who is Rosa Parks?

Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.? This man is often seen as the most eloquent spokesperson of the Civil Rights Movement Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?

This man changed his name as a symbol of his identity with former slaves; he was a prominent member of the Nation of Islam Who is Malcolm X?

This man convinced Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act & Voting Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?

This man is famous for being the first black man to play in Major League Baseball on the Brooklyn Dodgers Who is Jackie Robinson?

What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965? This law outlawed practices such as literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses, and sent federal agents to help blacks register to vote What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

What is the 13th Amendment? This constitutional amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. What is the 13th Amendment?

What is the Great Society? This was the name of Johnson’s program to reduce poverty and improve life for Americans What is the Great Society?

What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964? This law banned segregation in all public places in the U.S. What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

What is the 15th Amendment? This constitutional amendment Guarantees voting rights for all U.S. citizens What is the 15th Amendment?

What is Little Rock (Arkansas)? Nine black students were integrated at a high school in this city What is Little Rock (Arkansas)?

Martin Luther King’s position on nonviolence was influenced by this Indian leader from the 1940s Who is Gandhi?

These laws existed in the South after the Civil War & were aimed at segregating blacks and whites What are Jim Crow laws?

What is Greensboro, North Carolina? The sit-ins began at lunch counters in this city & state What is Greensboro, North Carolina?

What is the North Carolina Fund? This 1963-1968 anti-poverty program was expected to be the example that other states would follow What is the North Carolina Fund?