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• What was the ruling in Plessy vs Ferguson in 1896?

  Established 'separate but equal' doctrine
• What did 'all deliberate speed' refer to in 1955?

  Desegregation of schools mandated by the court
• Who were the Little Rock Nine?

  First group of Black students to integrate
• What action did Governor Faubus take in 1958?

  Shut down schools to prevent integration
• How many state troops did Faubus send in 1958?

  250 state troops
• How many Federal troops were sent by Eisenhower?

  Thousands of Federal troops
• When did the first Black student graduate?

  In 1958
• What significant event occurred in Montgomery in 1955?


  Montgomery bus boycott began
• What organization formed a week after Rosa Parks' arrest?


  Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)
• How many cars were involved in the carpools during the boycott?

  300 cars
• What happened to MLK's home in 1956?


  It was bombed by the KKK
• How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?

  381 days
• What percentage of bus customers were Black during the boycott?

  70% of bus customers
• What was the participation rate of Black people in the boycott?

  90% of Black people participated
• What year was the Civil Rights Act passed?

  1957
• Who was Emmet Till?

  A Black boy murdered in 1955
• When was Emmet Till's body found?

  Three days later
• What happened to an NAACP leader in 1955?


  He was also murdered
• What did the NAACP mail in 1955?


  'Mississippi and Murder'
• How many members did the White Citizens Council have in the mid-1960s?

  60,000 members
• What event occurred at Greensboro Woolworth in 1960?


  Students conducted sit-ins
• How many students participated in the Greensboro sit-ins initially?

  4 students initially
• How many students joined the Greensboro sit-ins shortly after?

  28 more students joined
• How many students were involved in the Greensboro sit-ins by Autumn?

  50,000 protestors involved
• What did the Supreme Court rule in 1956?


  State transport must desegregate
• What did the Supreme Court rule in 1960?


  Bus station facilities must desegregate
• How many Freedom Riders were jailed?

  300 riders jailed
• Who was James Meredith?

  First Black student at Ole Miss
• What happened during James Meredith's enrollment?

  3,000 segregationists attacked officials
• What were the Birmingham Peace Marches in 1963?


  Protests for civil rights in Birmingham
• What percentage of Birmingham's population was Black?

  45% of the population
• What significant event occurred in 1963 in Washington?


  March on Washington occurred
• How many people marched in the March on Washington?

  250,000 people marched
• How many white people marched in the March on Washington?

  40,000 white people marched
• What was Freedom Summer in 1964?


  Voter registration drive in Mississippi
• How many Black people tried to register to vote during Freedom Summer?

  17,000 Black people tried
• How many Black people were successful in registering to vote during Freedom Summer?

  1,600 were successful
• What happened during the Mississippi murders in 1964?


  2 white and 1 Black activist killed
• What significant legislation was passed in 1964?

  1964 Civil Rights Act
• What significant legislation was passed in 1965?

  1965 Voting Rights Act