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4. This form of protest involved people taking seats in segregated businesses until they were served.

5. What is a sit-in?

6. This person’s refusal to give up their seat sparked the Montgomery bus boycott.

7. Who is Rosa Parks?

8. These protestors rode buses into the South to force the integration of bus terminals.

9. Who are the Freedom Riders?

10. This Alabama governor is famous for saying “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!”

11. Who is George Wallace?

12. These two Olympic athletes raised their fists in protest at the 1968 games.

13. Who are John Carlos and Tommie Smith?

14. This Supreme Court case established the idea of “separate but equal.”

15. What is Plessy v. Ferguson?

16. This 1954 Supreme Court case ended segregation in schools.

17. What is Brown v. Board of Education?

18. This brilliant lawyer won the Brown case and later was a Supreme Court justice.

19. Who is Thurgood Marshall?

20. Marshall was employed by this group which worked to improve the lives of African-Americans.

21. What is the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?

22. Linda Brown was a seven year old elementary student in this city.

23. What is Topeka, Kansas?

24. Prejudice or discrimination against someone because of their race is known as this term.

25. What is racism?

26. Martin Luther King was committed to this principle.

27. What is nonviolence?

28. This is separation by custom and tradition.

29. What is de facto segregation?

30. A minority group’s loss of their unique lifestyle by adopting the culture of the majority is known as this.

31. What is cultural assimilation?

32. The idea that African-Americans should control the social, political and economic direction of their struggle could be summed up in this term.

33. What is black power?

34. This person’s brutal torture and murder helped spark the Civil Rights Movement.

35. Who is Emmitt Till?

36. This leader joined the Nation of Islam and disagreed with the methods of nonviolence.

37. Who is Malcolm X?

38. This organization preached black power, black nationalism, and economic self sufficiency.

39. Who are the Black Panthers?

40. This African American attended the University of Mississippi under the protection of Army troops.

41. Who is James Meredith?

42. This president was hesitant to take strong action on Civil Rights because he needed the support of Southern senators.

43. Who is John F. Kennedy?

44. This city went over a year in which African Americans refused to ride their buses.

45. What is Montgomery?

46. This area of Los Angeles was engulfed in riots for 6 days because of allegations of police brutality.

47. What is Watts?

48. This event was a march that was supposed to begin in Selma, but ended in images of people being beaten by police and trampled by horses.

49. What is Bloody Sunday?

50. This event was highlighted by MLK giving his famous “I have a dream” speech.

51. What is the March on Washington?

52. The 1968 Olympics in this city featured a gesture by two athletes that showed their commitment to equal rights.

53. What is Mexico City?

54. This person’s assassination in 1968 caused the Civil Rights movement to lose its focus and direction.

55. Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

56. This was a tax that someone had to pay in order to vote.

57. What is a poll tax?

58. This stalling tactic was used by Southern congressmen to delay passing the Civil Rights Bill.

59. What is a filibuster?

60. Today, this can be passed which cuts off debate and forces a vote.

61. What is cloture?

62. This leader of the Black Muslims was at first revered by Malcolm X, but later was condemned by him.

63. Who is Elijah Muhammad?

64. Final Jeopardy
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65. Malcolm X took his last name in recognition of this
Malcolm X took his last name in recognition of this. Members of this group were responsible for his assassination. (2x)

66. What is his slave/African heritage
What is his slave/African heritage? What is the Nation of Islam/Black Muslims?