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- 2. In the 1954 _______ v. Board of Education case, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed their 1896 Plessy decision and the segregation of public schools was ruled unconstitutional.
- 3. Dr. _______'s key philosophy was nonviolent civil disobedience.
- 6. Civil rights activists who rode buses throughout the U.S. South in 1961 to protest segregation laws. (They were often met with violence and arrest).
- 11. Name of the speech given during the 1963 March on Washington.
- 12. Name of the domestic programs created by President Johnson.
- 14. The assassination of Dr. King occurred in __________, Tennessee on April 4, 1968.
- 15. In _______ v. Ferguson 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that “separate, but equal” facilities were constitutional (legal).
- 18. The 24th Amendment outlawed the use of a ___ ___ for voting.
- 19. ____ IX Federal legislation requiring colleges to give women equal athletic opportunities (or lose funding)
- 22. The _____ Bus Boycott was led by Dr. King and lasted for more than 1 year.
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- 1. The ___ ____ ___ of 1965 outlawed (made illegal) literacy tests and gave federal officials control over voter registration.
- 4. Nickname of the African American college students who started the sit-in movement in the South by starting a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter.
- 5. Civil ________ is the practice of using nonviolence to protest segregation and discrimination during the civil rights movement (included sit-ins, marches, Freedom Rides, speeches, and boycotts).
- 7. The ___ ___ ___ of 1964 made the unequal application of voter registration requirements illegal, prohibited segregation in all public places, and banned employment discrimination based on race, religion, gender, or national origin.
- 8. Muslim Civil Rights leader who preached a message of gaining “equality by any means necessary" and he opposed King’s philosophy.
- 9. Last name of the U.S. President who pushed for Civil Rights legislation, but was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.
- 10. The _____ with Disabilities Act (ADA) guarantees individuals with disabilities equal opportunities in employment, public accommodations, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications
- 13. She started the Montgomery Bus Boycott after refusing to give up her seat on a public bus.
- 16. The 1970s _____ ______Amendment focused on creating advancement for women in business, but was not ratified by enough states to be added to the Constitution.
- 17. Became president in 1963 and continued to support civil rights legislation and a war against poverty.
- 20. The Individuals with Disabilities ______ Act (IDEA) is a federal law that entitles children and young adults access to a free and appropriate public education.
- 21. (Abbreviation) An organization to improve women’s rights founded in 1966 by Betty Friedan.