Chapter 29 Worksheet

First African-American Supreme Court Justice in 1967
Supreme Court case that decided that separate race schools were unconstitutional
Refusal to give up bus seat sparked the Montgomery bus boycott
Upheld segregation laws in public places under "separate but equal" doctrine
Received a call to stay in the black neighbor motel and was killed the next day
Clarence M. Mitchell helped this organization pass the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1964, and 1968
African-American organization who's main goal was to advance civil rights non-violently
Non-violent protests in Greensboro, NC
The town that hosted nine African-American students in an all white school
Organization started by Ella Baker at Shaw University
People who supported Civil Rights and took interstate buses all over the country and sometimes got beat up
First African-American member of the University of Ole Miss
George Wallace stood on the steps of the University of Alabama to prevent the entry of two black students
Four time governor of Alabama
US labor law that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
In 1964 the US government ratified this to prohibit any poll tax in elections for federal officials
Attempt to register as many African-American voters as possible
Outlawed the discriminatory voting practices like literacy tests
Politician in Alabama who strongly opposed Civil Rights movement
Grew to over 100,000 followers in the 1960s
His father supported Black Nationalist Marcus Garvey
Promoted "Black Power" and associated with Black Panthers