Civil Rights Activists

Lesson 4, Section 4

What event showed federal support for civil rights in 1962

James Meredith enrolling at the University of Mississippi under federal protection

What major goal did civil rights leaders set in the early 1960s

A federal law banning racial discrimination in public accommodations and employment

Who supported a civil rights bill in 1963

President John F Kennedy

What major event supported the civil rights bill in 1963

The March on Washington

Who delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech

Martin Luther King Jr

What message did King emphasize in his speech

Equality and unity

Which group increased violence against civil rights activists

The Ku Klux Klan

Who ordered violent police actions in Birmingham

Bull Connor

What effect did Birmingham violence have

It shocked the nation and world

Who was Medgar Evers

A NAACP leader assassinated in 1963

What tragedy occurred in Birmingham in 1963

Four young girls were killed in a church bombing

Who became president after JFK’s assassination

Lyndon B Johnson

What law did Johnson sign in 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaw

Discrimination in public places and employment

What problem remained after the Civil Rights Act

Voting discrimination

What amendment banned poll taxes

The Twenty-fourth Amendment

What law protected voting rights in 1965

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

What did the Voting Rights Act ban

Literacy tests and voting barriers

What Supreme Court case legalized interracial marriage

Loving v Virginia

What law ended housing discrimination

The Fair Housing Act of 1968

What organization did King help found in 1957

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Where did King lead major protests in 1963

Birmingham Alabama

What march helped lead to voting reform

The Selma to Montgomery March

Who protected Selma marchers

The National Guard

What event followed King’s assassination

Urban riots across the US

Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr

James Earl Ray

What award did King win in 1964

The Nobel Peace Prize

What riots occurred in Los Angeles in 1965

The Watts Riots

What caused anger in Watts

Police brutality and poor living conditions

What was the “Long Hot Summer”

Widespread urban riots in the mid-1960s

What commission studied the causes of riots

The Kerner Commission

What did the Kerner Commission conclude

Racism and inequality caused unrest

Who was Malcolm X originally named

Malcolm Little

What group influenced Malcolm X

The Nation of Islam

What did the Nation of Islam promote

Black nationalism and self-reliance

How did Malcolm X’s philosophy differ from King’s

He supported self-defense and separation

What movement emphasized racial pride and independence

Black Power

Who popularized the phrase “Black Power”

Stokely Carmichael

What group rejected nonviolence later in the 1960s

SNCC

What organization did Huey Newton help found

The Black Panther Party

What did the Black Panthers focus on

Community defense and resisting police brutality