Civil Rights Pd 2 24 Word Scramble

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How old was Katherine Johnson when she started high school	10
“Hidden Figures”	The movie made that represents Katherine Johnson and the development of spaceflight
How long did Katherine Johnson work for the U	S
Where did Katherine Johnson go to college	West Virginia State College
Freedom 7 The spacecraft that put The first U	S
Who sued William G	Cooper and the Little Rock School Board
Why did John Aaron sue the school board	They wanted to delay Desegregation for 30 days
What did the Supreme Court rule	They ruled that Segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
What did the ruling show other states	That they couldn’t fight the Supreme Court
What did this case end	It ended segregation in Arkansas schools
Where did John Forman receive his degree	Cornell University
In what city did Forman grow up in	Chicago, Illinois
Involved in the expanding Southern civil rights movement	Formans main purpose
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee	an organization he was a part of
A speech Forman gave	Black manifesto
Sick Tax	A ruling by Judge Homer S Brown stated that a Pittsburgh city tax on hospitals is unconstitutional.
NAACP	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is a civil rights organization in the United States
Pennsylvania state Fair Employment Practices Act	Laws that protect workers from discrimination for race, religion, or national origin
Friendly Service Committee	A committee that brown chaired to reduce crime in the Hill City District of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Package	A package of housing improvements credited to brown in his tenure as judge of allegheny county
Patsy Mink	She was the first woman of color to be elected to the U
Title IX	It protects people from discrimination based on their sex to be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance
Early Childhood Education	Patsy Mink helped fight for early childhood education rights
Gender Rights	Patsy Fought for Gender rights after being turned away from jobs during her life due to her gender
Affordable Childcare	She fought for affordable childcare for everyone no matter what they looked like
Marvin Gaye	An American singer and songwriter, who tackled difficult issues and set new standards for the black music industry
Black Music Industry	A specific part of the music industry made specifically for the black community so they are not limited by the modern world/standards
“What's Going On”	One of Marvin Gaye’s most popular songs belongs to the album “What's going on”
American Soul Music	American Soul is a type of music that incorporates rhythm, blues, and gospel
Artist Controlled Music	Songs written by the artist that sings them
Congress of racial equality	They were a group who used peaceful and direct action during
the civil rights movement	Once even working with Martin Luther king jr
Black power movement	The black power movement campaigned for racial pride, more cultural buildings,and a larger acceptance of african culture
Freedom Schools	Temporary free school for African American children Originally they were made as a part of the civil rights movements
Interstate commerce commission	The commission that oversaw the conduct of the railroad industry
Core freedom rides	Bus rides from Washington D
Pittsburgh Courier	A very important “black” newspaper in the times of segregation
Working Class	People who work jobs, specifically manual or industrial jobs
Photographer	A person who takes pictures, for work, for fun, or for educational purposes
Civil Rights	The fight made towards justice and equality for African americans in the 1950’s to the 1960’s
Who was Charles “teenie” Harris	A photographer born in Pittsburgh who took photos of the working class and shone a new light on African Americans
Today I Sing the Blues	Aretha Franklin’s first single
What did Aretha die from	Pancreatic cancer
When did Aretha have her first child	When she was 12
How many children did Aretha have	4
When did Aretha die	August 16, 2018
When did the Children’s March take place	May 2, 1963
Where did the Children’s March take place	Birmingham Alabama
What was the purpose of the March	To demand an end to segregation
How did the police respond to the March	They responded in violence
About how many attended the march	1,000-5,000 students
The march in Washington that Phillip Randolph led was for what cause	End deployment discrimination
When was Phillip Randolph born	April 15th, 1889
Where did Phillip go to college	The City College of New York
Phillip Randolph was awarded medals for his acts against segregation, how many did he earn	3
Randolph ran what group in 1925	Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Billie Holiday	A Jazz singer from the 1930’s
What is Billie’s Holiday’s real name	Eleanora Fagan
How many grammy awards has Billie won	5
Who did Billie Holiday first sign with	Columbia Records
Where was Billie’s Holiday’s debut show	The Apollo Theater
What Hall of Fame’s is Billie Holiday in	Rock and Roll and Nesuhi Ertugan Jazz Hall of Fames
What is the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing	1960’s bombing that was done by the KKK The church was bombed because the main inhabitants were people with colored skin
Telegram	A message sent by a telegraph, and then printed and delivered to someone's House
KKK	Also called the Ku Klux Klan, they were a white supremacist group Some of the members did terroristic activities, and some would straight up murder
MLK	Martin Luther King JR was a major civil rights activist, who fought for the desegregation of African Americans
Robert Chambliss	Also known as Dynamite Bob, he was one of the four suspects who got charged for the church bombing He was a white supremacist
Ella Fitzgerald	American Jazz singer who is known for her impressive vocal range and her improvised scat singing
Norman Granz	Ella Fitzgerald’s manager who was determined to shield his colleagues from discrimination
Temperance Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald’s Mother
Racial Discrimination	Treating someone negatively because of their race, ethnicity, etc
Wrote many novels that showed the life of a black man in segregated America	Ralph Ellison
What did Ralph Ellison do	An important writer during the Civil Rights Movement
Ralph Ellison's most popular book which won multiple awards	The Invisible Man
What were Ralph Ellison’s books about	His view on racism in the U
The award The Invisible Man won in 1953	The National Book Award
Which event inspired MLK to pursue his career as a Civil Rights activist	Montgomery Bus Boycott
What was the purpose of Brown v	Board of Education
Who is famously known for the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott	Rosa Parks
When was segregated transportation ruled unconstitutional	December 20, 1956
What group was declared the first African-Americans to attend a High School in Arkansas	“The Little Rock Nine”
Who was Herbie Hancock	Herbie Hancock was a jazz musician who became famous through his album “Head Hunters”
What instrument did Herbie Hancock play	Herbie hancock played the piano, clavinet, and the synthesizer
Jazz	Jazz is a style of music which is usually made up of swung notes or blue notes
Synthesizer	The synthesizer is a musical instrument under the electronic instruments family
Head Hunters	Head Hunters is the band created by Herbie Hancock
What were the Jim Crow Laws	The Jim Crow Laws were created to mandate racial segregation in public facilities and public transportation
When were the Jim Crow Laws Created	The Jim Crow Laws were created in the 1870s
When were the Jim Crow Laws Abolished	The Jim Crow Laws were abolished in 1964 and 1965 with the Civil Rights Act and The Voting Rights Act
What hate group was influenced by the Jim Crow Laws	The Ku Klux Klan
Who were the KKK and what did they do	The KKK, created in 1865, was a secret society that terrorized Africans Americans
Where was Julian Bond born	Nashville, Tennessee
What state was he a House Representative for	Georgia
Why did Bond leave politics	After losing to civil rights leader John Lewis
What University did he teach at	He taught at several including American University and the University of Virginia
Who were the two leaders that insisted the march go forward	A Philip Randolph, King
How many people gathered in front of Lincoln Memorial	250,000 people
Who planned the march on Washington	A Philip Randolph
Who issued the Fair Employment Practices Commission to investigate racial discrimination charges against defense firms	President Franklin D
What year was CORE founded	1942
Who worked with CORE	Martin Luther King Jr
What did Core organize	Freedom Rides in the spring of 1961
What organization worked with CORE	King’s organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
What did CORE support	the boycott of the city's buses

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