Review key people, events, laws, and tactics of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for high school history. Built for Grades 8-12. 25 ready-to-play clues, no prep needed. This is a Grades 8–12 History / Social Studies review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Legal Landmarks, Key Leaders, Major Protests, Civil Rights Orgs, Tactics and Terms.
- Grades 8–12 History / Social Studies review
- Whole-class review on one shared screen
- Test or quiz prep
- Team-vs-team practice in class
A peek at what's on the board — 5 categories and one sample clue from each. Answers stay hidden until you open them, so the game still works.
Which Supreme Court case ended legal school segregation in 1954?
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Brown v. Board of Education
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Who refused to give up her seat in Montgomery in 1955?
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Rosa Parks
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What year-long action began after Rosa Parks’ arrest in Alabama?
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Which 1909 group fought segregation through the courts, including Brown?
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NAACP
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What term described state and local laws enforcing segregation?
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Jim Crow laws
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Board content
Legal Landmarks
- $100 — Which Supreme Court case ended legal school segregation in 1954?
- Brown v. Board of Education
- $200 — What 1896 case established the “separate but equal” doctrine?
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- $300 — Which law banned discrimination in public accommodations and employment?
- Civil Rights Act of 1964
- $400 — Which law outlawed literacy tests and enabled federal oversight of elections?
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
- $500 — Which 1967 Supreme Court case struck down bans on interracial marriage?
- Loving v. Virginia
Key Leaders
- $100 — Who refused to give up her seat in Montgomery in 1955?
- Rosa Parks
- $200 — Who led the SCLC and delivered “I Have a Dream”?
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- $300 — Who was the NAACP lawyer in Brown and later a Supreme Court justice?
- Thurgood Marshall
- $400 — Which Nation of Islam figure later advocated Black self-determination?
- Malcolm X
- $500 — Which organizer helped found SNCC and promoted group-centered leadership?
- Ella Baker
Major Protests
- $100 — What year-long action began after Rosa Parks’ arrest in Alabama?
- Montgomery Bus Boycott
- $200 — What 1961 campaigns tested desegregation of interstate buses?
- Freedom Rides
- $300 — In which city did students launch Woolworth’s sit-ins in 1960?
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- $400 — Where did ‘Bloody Sunday’ occur on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965?
- Selma, Alabama
- $500 — What 1963 effort used mass marches and a Children’s Crusade against Bull Connor?
- Birmingham campaign
Civil Rights Orgs
- $100 — Which 1909 group fought segregation through the courts, including Brown?
- NAACP
- $200 — Which ministers’ group led nonviolent protests under King’s leadership?
- SCLC
- $300 — Which student-led group organized sit-ins and Freedom Summer?
- SNCC
- $400 — Which interracial group helped organize the Freedom Rides?
- CORE
- $500 — Which Oakland-based group promoted Black self-defense and community programs?
- Black Panther Party
Tactics and Terms
- $100 — What term described state and local laws enforcing segregation?
- Jim Crow laws
- $200 — What strategy involves peaceful refusal to obey unjust laws?
- Civil disobedience
- $300 — What voting barrier was banned by the 24th Amendment?
- Poll tax
- $400 — What were exams used to deny voting rights under Jim Crow?
- Literacy tests
- $500 — What terms contrast legal segregation with segregation by custom?
- De jure and de facto
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