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Civil Rights

Subject : civics
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1. 'Bloody Sunday'-Three marches for voting rights - police beat marchers and used tear gas against them; violence was shown on TV






2. Riders integrated buses and rode through the South to challenge segregation; violence erupted






3. Leader of SNCC- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He coined the term 'Black Power'






4. Sit-ins started in Greensboro - North Carolina to peacefully protest segregation in restaurants - etc.






5. NAACP lawyer during Brown v Board case; 1st black Supreme Court justice






6. Father of non-violent protest; King admired him and adopted his approach






7. Marchers demanded passage of a civil rights bill - job opportunities and integration; 'I have a dream' speech was given






8. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; worked for civil rights throughthe legal system






9. A policy to create opportunities for those that have been discriminated againt in the past






10. Black Muslim leader who believed white racism should be fought in a violtnet manner if necessary






11. Created 'the pill' which offered freedom of choice to women






12. Outlawed segregation in public places; banned discrimination in employment






13. Worked for civil rights through confrontation and violence






14. Students chosen to integrate Central High School in Little Rock - 1957.






15. Black boy from Chicago Who was murdered when visiting in the South; emotional spark to the movement






16. Ended literacy tests and poll taxes; allowed officers to register voters






17. Wrote 'the Feminine Mystique' amd created NOW (National Organization of Women) worked for equal pay and opportunities for women in society






18. Nonviolent leader of the Civil Rights Movement; delivered 'I have a Dream' speech; Nobel Peace Prize winner






19. King fought segregation and brought attention to civil rights by going against 'Bull' Conner - an extreme racist.






20. A meeting ground and headquarters for the movement was bombed killing four girls






21. In 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus. King led a boycott of city buses. After 11 months the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public transportation was illegal.






22. Fire hoses and dogs were used against children and teens who were peacefully protesting


23. Established the 'separate but equal' policy in the US






24. A voters' registration drive in Mississippi turned violent when three college students (from the north) were killed. SHS students recently brought one of the killers (Killen) to justice.






25. President Johnson's policies of fighting poverty and racial injustice.