Civil Right movement

Question 1

SNCC

Answer 1

Stdents nonviolent cordination commitee
- members trained in civil disobesience

Question 2

freedom riders - greyhound

Answer 2

• african ameircand wanted bus to be intergrated
• they were attacked by the kkk
• jfk tried to stop them cause he didnt want to deal w it
• it was a success, buses were intergrated

Question 3

important leaders in civil rights

Answer 3

• martin luther king
• malcom x
• james meredith

Question 4

james mereditch and integration of ole miss

Answer 4

meredith was enrolled in u of mississppi and it caused riots, federal marshals, kkk involved

Question 5

birmingham campaign

Answer 5

sit in on - white picket buisnessed
- mlk wants to let everyone see - america disgusted, jfk disgusted
- so violent, teargas, german shepards, electric cattle rod
– letter from birmingham jail

Question 6

george wallace

Answer 6

racvist goveroner of alabama

Question 7

assassination of medgar evers

Answer 7

innocdnt black man listenig to radio and it was a speech saying every america should be free and he was excited and ran to tell his familiy but was sho ton the way by a white surpremacist

Question 8

march on washington for jobs and freedom

Answer 8

mlk - i hve a dream speech
250k in attendance

Question 9

black panther party of self defense

Answer 9

huey p newton and bobby seale - founders
2k members - half women
- demanded full employment, released of black prisoners, housing, and end of police brutality