Civil Rights

Question 1

Montgomary bus boycott facts

Answer 1

Lead by Rosa parks

De segregated busses

Question 2

Sit in facts

Answer 2

Started in greensboro

By students

Over 50,000 participated

Lead to forming of sncc

Question 3

Birmingham facts

Answer 3

1963 desegregation campaign
Televised
Hoses and dogs used on participants

1965 March from selma to Birmingham
Marchers fiercely attacked
Known as bloody Sunday

Question 4

March on Washington 1963 facts

Answer 4

250000 people

I have a dream speech

Televised

Question 5

2 ways schools were desegregated

Answer 5

Brown vs board

Little Rock 9

Question 6

Little rock 9 facts

Answer 6

9 students began at central high school

On day 1 large angry mob gathered

Governor of arkansas got the arkansas national guard to stop the 9 from getting in

President eisenhower got involved to make sure they could carry on going

Question 7

Facts about malcolm x

Answer 7

Minister in the nation of Islam, a black separatist Muslim organisation

Disagreed with Kings non violence

Powerful speaker and bold

Assassinated in 1965

Question 8

Stokely carmicheal

Answer 8

Was leader of sncc

Popularised phrase “ black power”

Initially supported non violence until he witnessed peaceful protesters being attacked

Question 9

Black panthers party

Answer 9

Didn’t belive that civil rights would give full freedom

Part of the black power movement

Question 10

What organisation was King leader of and what did they set up

Answer 10

Sclc
1963 non violent campaign in Birmingham
1965 March from selma to Birmingham