Civil Rights Era (VUS SOLs 13b-13d)

Front

What was the name of the Supreme Court Case that officially overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and ended school segregation?

Back

Brown v. Board of Education

Front

Who was the important student leader from Prince Edward County during the Civil Rights Era?

Back

Barbara Johns

Front

Who were the 2 prominent members of the NAACP legal defense team?

Back

• Thurgood Marshall and Oliver W. Hill, Sr.

Front

Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Brown v. Board of Education case?

Back

Earl Warren

Front

What is the term for the push back from Virginia at the desegregation of schools which included closing some schools?

Back

Massive Resistance

Front

What is the term for the movement of white families from urban school systems to ones in suburbs?

Back

White Flight

Front

What was the name of the group that officially challenged segregation in the courts?

Back

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Front

What is the name of the young boy who was lynched in the South which led to an increased demand for Civil Rights?

Back

Emmett Till

Front

What was the name of the organization that Martin Luther King Jr. led?

Back

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Front

What was the main method of protest that Martin Luther King Jr. used?

Back

Peaceful Protest