Presentation Quiz Flashcards

(18 cards)

1
Q

What court case did Brown vs Board of education overturn

A

plessy vs ferguson

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2
Q

How old was emmet till when he got murdered

A

14

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3
Q

Which civil rights leader got their start during the montgomery bus boycotts

A

Martin Luther king jr

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3
Q

what group was Rosa parks apart of

A

NAACP activist

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4
Q

what resident sent troops to ensure the little rock 9 could go to school

A

Dwight d Eisenhower

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5
Q

what was the outcome of the Greensboro sit ins

A

the counter was desegragated

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6
Q

how many people were injured at old miss riots

A

~300

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7
Q

who stood in the schoolhouse door

A

governor George wallace

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8
Q

where was medgar evers shot

A

his house

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9
Q

what famous speech was given on the following march of washington

A

I had a dream speech - MLK

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10
Q

who was responsible for fro the 16th Street Baptist church bombing

A

kkk

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11
Q

what led to burning of Mississippi in 1964

A

murder of 3 civil rights workers

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12
Q

who was charged with the assassination of Malcolm x

A

members of the nation of islam

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13
Q

where did bloody Sunday take place

A

selma

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14
Q

why was Marquette Frye aressted

A

suspicion for driving while intoxicated

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15
Q

what position was thurgood marshall appointed

A

first African American supreme court justice

16
Q

how many people died in the Detroit riots

17
Q

who was convicted of the assassination of MLK jr

A

James Earl ray