6 Questions
Match the event with the year it occurred:
Executive Order 9981 to end segregation in the Armed Services = 1948 Brown v. Board of Education decision = 1954 Emmett Till's murder in Mississippi = 1955 Rosa Parks' bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama = 1955
Match the event with the significant outcome:
Emmett Till's murder in Mississippi = Brings international attention to civil rights movement Rosa Parks' bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama = Prompts a year-long protest against racial discrimination Little Rock Nine blocked from integrating into school = Federal troops sent to escort students Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law = Helps protect voter rights
Match the individual with their role in the civil rights movement:
Rosa Parks = Refused to give up her seat on a bus Emmett Till = Brutally murdered in Mississippi Martin Luther King Jr. = Coordinator of nonviolent protests Dwight D. Eisenhower = Sent federal troops to escort students at Little Rock Central High School
Match the location with the event that took place:
Montgomery, Alabama = Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus Atlanta, Georgia = Meeting of Black pastors and civil rights leaders to coordinate protests Little Rock, Arkansas = 'Little Rock Nine' students blocked from integrating into school Mississippi = Emmett Till's brutal murder
Match the event with the action taken in response:
Rosa Parks' bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama = Year-long protest against racial discrimination Little Rock Nine blocked from integrating into school = Federal troops sent to escort students Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law = Helps protect voter rights Brown v. Board of Education decision = Effectively ends racial segregation in public schools
Match the event with its impact on society:
Emmett Till's murder in Mississippi = Brings international attention to civil rights movement Rosa Parks' bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama = Prompts a year-long protest against racial discrimination Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law = Helps protect voter rights Executive Order 9981 to end segregation in the Armed Services = Sets precedent for desegregation
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