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In what city did the first sit-in by
African Americans to peacefully
protest occur?
Greensboro, North
Carolina
Which amendment granted citizenship,
rights, and equal protection under
the law to all people of all races?
14th
What organization was MLK, Jr., a
founding member?
Southern Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC)
Who helped found the women’s
rights movement and create the
National Organization of Women to
get equal rights for women?
Betty Friedan
What book played a role in changing
attitudes about traditional gender roles
in society?
The Feminine Mystique
For whom was President Johnson
trying to provide opportunities with
his Great Society programs?
Low-income citizens
Which government action is best
known for increasing women’s
participation in high school &
college sports?
Title IX of the Educational
Amendments Act
Who was the first African American
on a presidential cabinet?
Robert Weaver
In what state were 3 civil rights workers
murdered for trying to register
African Americans to vote?
Mississippi
Who assassinated Malcolm X?
2 members of the Nation of
Islam
Why was the “I Have a Dream”
speech so important to American
civil rights history?
King made his points using
our Founding Documents.
How did MLK, Jr.’s, “I Have a
Dream” speech impact the civil
rights movement?
It inspired people to keep
fighting and keep the
movement strong.
What court case took money from
rich schools to give to poor
schools?
Edgewood ISD v. Kirby
What amendment outlawed slavery?
13th
What was the effect of the Birmingham
Church Bombing in Birmingham,
Alabama, in 1963?
More people supported the
Civil Rights Act.
Who was the civil rights activist who
organized movements that would
provide more rights for immigrant
workers and still fights for women’s
rights and environmental issues?
Dolores Huerta
What programs were part of the
Great Society besides Job Corps?
Medicare/Medicaid, Head
Start, & Upward Bound
Who was the NAACP activist who
was murdered in his own driveway
after 2 previous attacks on his life?
Medgar Evers
Who was the African American student
who had to be escorted to classes by
troops at the University of Mississippi?
James Meredith
What amendment lowered the
voting age to 18?
26th
What 4 rights are granted to people
in the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
1. no money to segregated schools
2. no discrimination in public businesses
with government contracts
3. no discrimination in interstate trade
businesses
4. allowed gov’t to register voters and
enforce it
Whose technique of using non-violent
as a way for people to protest
influenced Martin Luther King?
Mahatma Gandhi
Who was the govern of Arkansas who
called in the National Guard to prevent
integration of Little Rock High School in
1957?
Orval Faubus
Who was the store restaurant owner
who sold his restaurant to keep from
having to serve African Americans and
was later elected governor of Georgia ?
Lester Maddox
Who was the governor of Alabama who
tried to keep African American students
out of the University of Alabama, but
later changed his racist ways to gain
votes from blacks?
George Wallace
What caused the counterculture or hippies?
spoiled with post-WWII
prosperity, weak discipline,
and TV showed them new
cultures
What court case outlawed
discrimination and racial quotas in
colleges?
Board of Regents v Bakke
What court case decided it is illegal to
segregate Mexican-American kids from
other students without a state law
requiring it?
Mendez v Westminster
What Supreme Court case decided
Mexican Americans and other races
have equal protection under the 14th
Amendment, allowing Mexican
Americans to be judged by some jurors
of their own race?
Hernandez v Texas
Who was against segregation and
communism, was a spiritual advisor to
presidents, and bailed MLK out of jail
and went of a revival tour with MLK?
Billy Graham