THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

WELCOME!  YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES FROM THE LATE 1800'S THROUGH THE 1960'S.  LOCATE THE CORRECT INFORMATION AND EARN "WIZZARD DOLLARS" ALONG THE WAY! EARN AS MANY AS $8300!  EXPLORE, INVESTIGATE, AND HAVE FUN!!

The struggle for equality for African Americans after the civil war began with the end of Reconstruction.  While the Congress amended the constitution providing citizenship (14th amendment) and Black male suffrage (15th amendment) Southern legislatures passed laws to segregate Blacks from Whites to ensure white supremacy.  Investigate the origins of Jim Crow laws and Supreme Court cases concerning segregation.

1. Define segregation. $200 QUESTION
2. What are 3 places where segregation has existed outside the U.S.?  $500 QUESTION
3. At the end of the 20th century, how is defacto segregation still a problem?  $700 QUESTION
 
 

SCHOOLING

Due to "Jim Crow" spreading across the the land, schooling for African American children was greatly impacted.  Discover how "separate but equal" was not equal at all!  Many years later, the Supreme Court began to end segregation in public schools.  Explore!

1. How did the decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson affect schooling in the South? $ 500 QUESTION

2. What Supreme Court case decided that "separate was not equal"?  $ 200 QUESTION

MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

One event has been noted as the trigger for the modern civil rights movement.  In Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 what started out to be one woman's act of courage turned out to be the stepping stone for a decade of civil disobedience across the South.

1.  Why was Rosa Park's actions illegal?  $ 700 QUESTION
2. What group and what man organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott?  $ 500 QUESTION
3. What did the Supreme Court rule concerning the Montgomery Segregation law? $ 500 QUESTION
 
 

MARTIN LUTHER KING

Dr. Martin Luther King's name is synonymous with the civil rights movement. Examine King's famous "I Have A Dream" speech at the March on Washington in August 28, 1963.

1. What historical event took 100 years before the March on Washington? $200 Question
2. What analogy did King make about the status of African Americans civil rights?  $800 Question
3.  Civil Disobedience is the act of non-violent protest against unjust laws.  Site a line from King's speech that shows he supported this type of protest. $800 Question
4.  Locate and quote King's "dream" for his children.  $400 Question
 
 

protests

The Civil Rights Movement was marked by a variety of protests against unjust laws.  Explore the exciting events below to discover the heroic actions taken by brave Americans.

1.  After the Supreme Court ruling to desegregate schools, what federal government action was needed to protect nine black students who attempted to go to Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas?  $400 Question

2.  Describe the unjust policy the Greensboro sit-ins were protesting.  $200 Question
3.  Name the "Greensboro Four".  $100 Question
4.  How did the Greensboro sit-ins have a domino effect? $400 Question
5.  How long did the sit-ins at Woolworth and the Kress store last?  What was the result of the sit-ins? $700 Question

civil rights laws

Finally in 1964, the federal government began to pass laws to provide and protect the civil rights of African Americans.  Discover what each law provides.

1.  Summarize the discrimination that is outlawed by Titles I., II., III., & V. of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. $500 Question