
Kennedy, Johnson and Civil Rights
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- Q1In 1955, after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus, Dr. Martin L. King led a 13-month boycott of city buses.Montgomery bus boycott30s
- Q2Behaving differently, usually unfairly, toward the members of a group.discrimination30s
- Q3Leader of Civil Rights movement of 1960'sDr. Martin Luther King Jr.30s
- Q4The opposition of whites to desegregation.massive resistance30s
- Q5Contrary to or against what is permitted by the constitution.unconstitutional30s
- Q6A federal law that authorized federal action against segregation in public accommodations, public facilities, and employment.civil rights30s
- Q7A series of political protests against segregation by Blacks and Whites who rode buses together through the American South in 1961.Freedom Rides30s
- Q8To formally suggest that somebody should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc.nominate30s
- Q9Shocked or very upset.horrified30s
- Q10A speech delivered in a formal or ceremonious manner.oration30s
- Q11Group of mostly African American ministers who worked to fight injustice through nonviolenceSCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)30s
- Q12Group formed by student activists; used the sit-in as an effective method of protestSNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)30s
- Q131963 demonstration in which more than 200,000 people rallied for economic equality and civil rightsMarch on Washington30s
- Q14In 1964, when blacks and whites together challenged segregation and led a massive drive to register blacks to vote in Mississippi.Freedom Summer30s
- Q15Law that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.Civil Rights Act of 196430s