| Civil Rights Groups | Important People | Significant Events | Civil Rights Legislation | Grab Bag |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
| 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Final Question | ||||
This organization was founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to protect African-Americans from police brutality in Oakland, Ca.
This organization was founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to protect African-Americans from police brutality in Oakland, Ca.
The Black Panthers
This organization was co-founded by Cesar Chavez and Delores Huerta to protect migrant farm workers
This organization was co-founded by Cesar Chavez and Delores Huerta to protect migrant farm workers
The National Farm Workers Association or the United Farm Workers
This organization was involved in the 1973 Wounded Knee Incident with federal authorities
This organization was involved in the 1973 Wounded Knee Incident with federal authorities
The American Indian Movement
This organization supported equal pay and equal rights for women along with the immediate passage and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
This organization supported equal pay and equal rights for women along with the immediate passage and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
The National Organization for Women
This organization was co-founded by Hector P. Garcia to protect the rights of Mexican-American veterans as well as their financial and medical benefits
This organization was co-founded by Hector P. Garcia to protect the rights of Mexican-American veterans as well as their financial and medical benefits
The G.I. Forum
Gave the "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington D.C. in 1963
Gave the "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington D.C. in 1963
Martin Luther King
Argued that the ERA would take away gender specific privileges currently enjoyed by women
Argued that the ERA would take away gender specific privileges currently enjoyed by women
Phyllis Schafly
This former Alabama governor once opposed the integration of the University of Alabama by "standing in the schoolhouse door."
This former Alabama governor once opposed the integration of the University of Alabama by "standing in the schoolhouse door."
George Wallace
Her arrest in 1955 led to the Montgomery City Bus Boycott in Alabama
Her arrest in 1955 led to the Montgomery City Bus Boycott in Alabama
Rosa Parks
This former Arkansas governor refused the Federal order to integrate Little Rock's Central High School
This former Arkansas governor refused the Federal order to integrate Little Rock's Central High School
Orval Faubus
President Harry S. Truman's Executive Order that integrated the U.S. Armed Forces in 1948
President Harry S. Truman's Executive Order that integrated the U.S. Armed Forces in 1948
Executive Order 9981
Led by Martin Luther King, this event that occurred after the arrest of Rosa Parks kick-started the Civil Rights Movement in 1955
Led by Martin Luther King, this event that occurred after the arrest of Rosa Parks kick-started the Civil Rights Movement in 1955
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King, Jr., this letter defends the strategy of non-violent resistance to racism
Written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King, Jr., this letter defends the strategy of non-violent resistance to racism
The Letter from Birmingham Jail
This Civil Rights leader's assassination on April 4, 1968 led to nationwide riots
This Civil Rights leader's assassination on April 4, 1968 led to nationwide riots
Martin Luther King
An American Muslim minister and a human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence
An American Muslim minister and a human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence
Malcolm X
This amendment provided for equal protection under the law and citizenship for those born in the US
This amendment provided for equal protection under the law and citizenship for those born in the US
14th Amendment
This amendment gave voting rights to freed slaves in 1870
This amendment gave voting rights to freed slaves in 1870
15th Amendment
This Act made discrimination illegal in areas of voting and education; against minorities and women and by religious affiliation
This Act made discrimination illegal in areas of voting and education; against minorities and women and by religious affiliation
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This amendment ended the poll tax as a means to discriminate in voting
This amendment ended the poll tax as a means to discriminate in voting
24th Amendment
This landmark Supreme Court ruling reversed Plessy v. Ferguson (separate but equal doctrine) and established “integration with all deliberate speed”
This landmark Supreme Court ruling reversed Plessy v. Ferguson (separate but equal doctrine) and established “integration with all deliberate speed”
Brown v. Board of Education
This Texas Supreme Court ruling found the Texas school financing system violated the Texas constitution; wealthy districts had 700 times more funding per student available than poorer districts; redistributed property taxes to poorer districts
This Texas Supreme Court ruling found the Texas school financing system violated the Texas constitution; wealthy districts had 700 times more funding per student available than poorer districts; redistributed property taxes to poorer districts
Edgewood v. Kirby
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal."
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal."
Plessy v. Ferguson
Southern democrat from South Carolina who once filibustered for over 24 hours to oppose integrating the military
Southern democrat from South Carolina who once filibustered for over 24 hours to oppose integrating the military
Strom Thurmond
The lawyer who argued Brown v. Board of Education before the U.S. Supreme Court and was later nominated as a Supreme Court justice under Lyndon Johnson in 1967
The lawyer who argued Brown v. Board of Education before the U.S. Supreme Court and was later nominated as a Supreme Court justice under Lyndon Johnson in 1967
Thurgood Marshall
An unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities
An unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities
The Glass Ceiling
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of what Washington, D.C. location?
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of what Washington, D.C. location?
The Lincoln Memorial
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What Would You Like To Risk?
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final Score:
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Game Info:
You must save this address to be able to find and share your game!