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Black History Bowl Questions 145-153
Question | Answer |
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In 1963, President Kennedy ordered the National Guard to ensure the enrollment of two African American students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, at which university? | University of Alabama |
The National Rainbow Coalition, a political organization uniting various minority groups, was formed in 1986 by which African American leader? | Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. |
Served as U.S. representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987-2020. On March 7, 1965, known as "Bloody Sunday", his skull was fractured by state troopers after he led civil rights marchers over Edmund Pettus Bridge. | Congressman John Lewis |
Who was the attorney for the NAACP in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case that established equal access to education? | Thurgood Marshall |
The National Civil Rights Museum is in what Tennessee city? | Memphis |
In 1948, what president signed what executive order that included provisions for fair employment; anti-lynching; bans on poll taxes; an end to legal discrimination in all federal areas; and integration of the military? | President Harry S. Truman, Executive Order 9981 |
What was the Southern Manifesto? | Southern lawmakers petition to protest the decision in Brown vs. Board of Education Topeka, Kansas |
Black Codes were state & local laws passed by Southern states to restrict African Americans' freedom. Punishment for violators of these laws included whipping, branding, or being fined or jailed. Name 4 Black Codes listed in the Study Guide. | * Learn to read or write * Sit with whites on busses or trains * Intermarry * Vote |
When was the importation of slaves outlawed in the U.S.? | 1808 |