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1. What founding American document contains the idea that “all men are created equal”, despite the fact that it gave rise to a nation with almost one million slaves DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
2. What is the name of the 19th century movement to completely outlaw slavery in the United States ABOLITION MOVEMEMENT
3. What is the name of the period in American History directly after the Civil War, when changes to the Constitution and changes to federal law were made to make former slaves full American citizens RECONSTRUCTION
4. What white supremacist organization (formed after the Civil War) had the goal of making sure that former slaves did not come to think of themselves as equal to whites KU KLUX KLAN (or KKK)
5. In the late nineteenth century, what part of the United States had adopted “de jure segregation” THE SOUTH
6. In the late nineteenth century, what part of the United States had adopted “de facto segregation” THE NORTH
7. What is the name of the mass movement of African Americans from Southern states to cities of Northern states before, during and after World War I THE GREAT MIGRATION
8. What is the name of the rebirth of Black culture in an area of New York during the 1920s HARLEM RENAISSANCE
9. What Supreme Court case declared that “separate but equal” public schools for black and white children are “inherently unequal” BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION, TOPEKA 1954
10. What three word phrase did President Lyndon Johnson express to the country, demonstrating that it was the goals of the civil rights movement were the goals of the United States WE SHALL OVERCOME
11. What US president sent the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, to escort nine black students into previously segregated Central High School DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
12. What organization, founded in 1909, provided the legal support to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (or NAACP)
13. What organization of young black people organized non-violent protests beginning in 1960 STUDENT NON-VIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE (SNCC)
14. In June of 1964, young people, both black and white, headed to Mississippi to help register African American voters in a state that had previously excluded these citizens. What is the name of the Summer-long event FREEDOM SUMMER
15. 34 people died during riots in 1965 in the Watts neighborhood of what large American city LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
16. What New Jersey city in 1967 experienced riots that resulted in 26 dead NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
17. Following the assassination of Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968, what violent upheaval happened in over 100 American cities RIOTS
18. What 1963 campaign was the first time the SCLC (led by Martin Luther King) actively protested in a city where it was known that the authorities would respond aggressively BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
19. What labor union, organized by Cesar Chavez, was created to fight for the rights of Hispanic Americans UNITED FARM WORKERS (or UFW)
20. By 1967 and 1968, what was Martin Luther King’s stated opinion about American military involvement in Southeast Asia AMERICA SHOULD GET OUT OF VIETNAM
21. What 1896 Supreme Court decision established the precedent of “separate but equal”, a precedent that established a legal and racially segregated south PLESSY V. FERGUSON, 1896
22. What US President is credited with desegregating the US Armed Forces HARRY S. TRUMAN
23. What form of non-violent protest is an organized refusal to buy a product or service to bring about change BOYCOTT
24. What is the name of the white and black people who traveled on busses throughout the segregated south violating segregation laws at bus stations, rest rooms, water fountains and more FREEDOM RIDERS
25. Who was Dwight Eisenhower’s Vice President during his two terms as president, and then was elected president himself in 1968 and 1972 RICHARD M. NIXON
26. Who was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus, an event which prompted the Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott in 1955 ROSA PARKS
27. On February 1, 1960, four black college students walked into a North Carolina Woolworth’s store where only whites were to be served. They sat down at the lunch counter and ordered coffee. The waitress refused but the students remained at their seats SIT-IN
28. What Christian organization helped organize the non-violent protests that became the hallmark of the modern civil rights movement SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
29. In May1963, how did police in Birmingham, Alabama respond to non-violent protesters WITH FIRE HOSES AND DOGS
30. In 1950, what was the difference between separation of races in New York and South Carolina THE LAW (de jure in South Carolina – de facto in New York)
31. Originally supported by John F. Kennedy, but not passed until after his assassination, what 1964 law outlawed discrimination in schools, public places and employment CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, 1964
32. What 1963 law had the goal of ending wage differences between men and women EQUAL PAY ACT, 1963
33. Starting in 1960 North Carolina, in what public place did many sit-ins take place LUNCH COUNTERS (small diners in store’s like Woolworth’s)
34. Between 1946 and 1963, there was a huge spike in the American birth rate. What is the name that describes the generation born in this time BABY BOOMERS (or BABY BOOM)
35. Which amendment to the US Constitution provides for “equal protection under the law for all citizens” FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT
36. What Baptist Minister became the primary leader of the Civil Rights Movement begun in the 1950’s REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (or MLK)
37. In 1947, who was the first African-American to play baseball in the previously all white Major Leagues JACKIE ROBINSON
38. In the 1950’s, a new sound was heard, a mix of African-American blues, gospel, country and pop. What was this new sound ROCK AND ROLL
39. What court case eventually ended segregation in public schools BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION, TOPEKA 1954
40. What Civil Rights leader joined the Nation of Islam and at one point in his life spoke openly about the supremacy of the Black race MALCOLM X
41. What is the nickname of the group of students that integrated Central H.S. in Little Rock, Arkansas LITTLE ROCK NINE
42. Who was the famous civil rights leader that gave the “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (or MLK)
43. Inspiring many with her words, what is the name of the women’s rights personality who wrote the book, The Feminine Mystique BETTY FRIEDAN
44. Who organized migrant farm workers into the UFW (United Farm Workers) CESAR CHAVEZ
45. Named for a stereotypical character, what was the name given to the era when blacks and whites were legally separated in southern states following the Civil War JIM CROW
46. What military force did the governor of Arkansas use to prevent African American students from entering Central High School ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD (
47. What is the term which describes the written opinion of a minority (less than half) of the justices in a Supreme Court decision DISSENTING OPINION
48. What African-American organization supported the lawyers who argued Brown before the Supreme Court NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (or NAACP)
49. What new media dramatically influenced the civil rights movement of the 1950’s TV
50. What did the organizers of the Montgomery Bus Boycott hope to accomplish DE-SEGREGATE BUSES IN MONTGOMERY (or INTEGRATE BUSES IN MONTGOMERY)
51. Who was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968 REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (or MLK)
52. What was the precedent established by Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896 “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL”
53. Generally seen as “launching” the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson published a book that raised awareness about harmful pesticides and other pollutants being introduced into the environment. What is the name of this landmark book SILENT SPRING
54. In what document, written while “behind bars”, did Dr. King respond to a group of white clergy who wanted him to stop his desegregation efforts LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL
55. Who was the field secretary of the NAACP who was assassinated in Jackson, Mississippi in June of 1963 MEDGAR EVERS
56. What group in the 1960s worked for equal rights and improved living conditions for Native Americans AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT
57. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed by President Johnson after televised scenes of violence from what Alabama city shocked many Americans SELMA, ALABAMA
58. What was the term that describes a philosophy of racial pride that encouraged African Americans to form their own institutions separate from White America BLACK POWER
59. In February of 1973, AIM seized an area in South Dakota was also the site of massacre of Native Americans in the late 1800s. What is the name of this area in South Dakota WOUNDED KNEE
60. What is the term that describes refusal to obey laws that are considered unjust CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
61. Who was the chief lawyer of the NAACP in the early 1950s, also the man who became the first African American justice on the Supreme Court THURGOOD MARSHALL
62. What song is the musical anthem of the Modern Civil Rights Movement WE SHALL OVERCOME
63. By the early 1970s, what feminist and journalist became the nationally recognized leader of the Women’s Liberation Movement GLORIA STEINEM
64. Marking the place where the first slaves brought by the English to the New World from Africa, what was the first successful English colony in the Americas JAMESTOWN (Virginia)
65. About how many slaves were in the United States when the former colonists declared independence in 1776 ONE MILLION
66. What former slave educated himself and then became one of the greatest speakers calling for an end to slavery in the United States of the 1850s FREDERICK DOUGLASS
67. What abolitionist published an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON
68. During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln signed a document that freed slaves in states rebelling against the United States. What is the name of this document that made very clear that the Civil War was being fought by the Union to end slavery EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
69. Added to the US Constitution in the late 1860s, the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution are collectively known as what CIVIL WAR AMENDMENTS (or RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS)
70. Elected from Harlem (in New York) in 1944, what is the name of the African American congressman who served from the end of World War II for several decades ADAM CLAYTON POWELL
71. Dwight Eisenhower used federal troops to escort nine black students into Central High School in what US state ARKANSAS
72. What is the name of the Alabama governor who “stands in the schoolhouse door” refusing to allow black students to attend the University of Alabama GEORGE WALLACE
73. What Civil Rights spokesman joined SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee) but eventually decided that the best way to improve life for African Americans was through the use of force (HINT: He coined the phrase “Black Power”.) STOKELY CARMICHAEL
74. It happened in Watts (LA) in 1965, Newark (NJ) in 1967 and in over 100 cities after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. What happened RIOTS
75. What Civil Rights leader visited India in 1959 in order to study Gandhi’s philosophy of satyagraha REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (or MLK)
76. Martin Luther King, Barack Obama, Mahatma Gandhi and Ang San Suu Kyi have all received an international prize for peace. What is the name of this prize NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
77. Prior to the Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, what Alabama city was the site of police violence as protestors prepared to march to the state capitol SELMA, ALABAMA
78. Why did MLK move to Chicago in 1966 TO LIVE WITH POOR BLACKS IN A NORTHERN CITY
79. What topic did MLK address in a turning point speech on April 4, 1967 (a year to the day before his assassination on April 4, 1968) VIETNAM WAR
80. MLK delivered his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech the day before he was assassinated. In what city was this speech delivered, the same city that was the site of his death MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
81. What group of Americans formed NOW in the 1960s WOMEN
82. In protesting the second-class status of women, there was a great effort to amend the Constitution to guarantee equal treatment. What was the name of this failed attempt to add an amendment to the US Constitution EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT
83. What outspoken woman opposed the goals of the Women’s Liberation Movement by defending traditional values and gender roles PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
84. What is the first major legislation, passed in 1990, to make the American society more accessible to the disabled AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 1990
85. A federal law passed in 1972 creating a commission to oversee attempts to make up for past discrimination of groups that had historically faced discrimination, particularly in the areas of school admissions and employment. What is the name of this att AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
86. What 1965 federal law mandated that states could not discriminate against citizens as they exercised their rights to vote VOTING RIGHTS ACT, 1965
87. What Supreme Court case essentially found unconstitutional many efforts that states had used to restrict a woman’s access to abortion ROE V. WADE, 1973
88. In the 1960s, many woman gained more control of their reproductive systems. Authorized by the FDA on May 9, 1960, the availability of what drug contributed to many women rejecting the traditional roles and values of their mothers BIRTH CONTROL PILL
89. An 18th Century invention dramatically increased the demand for land to grow cotton and subsequently, the increase in the number of slaves in the United States. What is the name of this invention which arguably contributed to America’s Civil War in t COTTON GIN (‘gin as in engine)
90. What battlefield address delivered by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 clarified the meaning of the American Civil War GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
91. Trained at Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, this group of African-Americans served bravely during World War II, even as their participation was in a segregated military. What is the name of this group who spent a great deal of ti TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
92. Nominated by Lyndon Johnson in 1967, who became the first African-American to serve as a justice on the United States Supreme Court THURGOOD MARSHALL
93. Nominated by Ronald Reagan in 1981, who became the first woman to serve as a justice on the United States Supreme Court SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR
94. Herman Badillo, born on an island in the Caribbean and elected to Congress in 1971, was the first member of Congress from this commonwealth of the United States. What is the name of this island commonwealth of the United States PUERTO RICO
95. Claiming that this abandoned federal land was should be returned to Native Americans, what prison in San Francisco Bay became the site of a standoff between Native Americans and the FBI in 1969 ALCATRAZ
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