Key events, leaders, and legislation of the mid-20th century Civil Rights Movement for AP US History.
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- What 1954 Supreme Court case declared separate but equal unconstitutional in education?
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Brown v. Board of Education- Who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery on December 1, 1955?
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Rosa Parks- How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
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381 days, from December 5, 1955 to December 20, 1956- Why was Emmett Till's murder in 1955 historically significant?
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His death and acquittal of his killers galvanized the Civil Rights Movement and exposed racial violence- Who defied court orders to integrate Central High School in Little Rock in 1957?
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Governor Orval Faubus- What group of nine Black students integrated Central High School in Little Rock in 1957?
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The Little Rock Nine- Where did the lunch counter sit-in movement begin on February 1, 1960?
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Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina- What were Freedom Riders?
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Integrated groups who rode interstate buses starting in 1961 to test desegregation- In what year did James Meredith integrate the University of Mississippi?
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1962- What did Governor George Wallace do at the University of Alabama in 1963?
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Attempted to block desegregation with his stand in the schoolhouse door statement- Which NAACP field secretary was assassinated in Mississippi in 1963?
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Medgar Evers- What tragic event occurred at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham on September 15, 1963?
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A church bombing that killed four young Black girls- On what date and location did the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom occur?
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August 28, 1963 in Washington, D.C.- What famous speech did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver at the March on Washington in 1963?
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I Have a Dream- What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit?
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Discrimination in public accommodations and employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
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