Civil rights movement Flashcards
(16 cards)
in order, name every event mlk was involved in (from oldest to the most recent)
brown vs board of education (1954) , montgomery bus boycott (1955),lead sclc (southern christian leadership conference)(1957),lttle rock nine (1957), freedom rides (1961), mlk march on washington (1963),protests against segregation in alabama (1963), arrested in birmingham alabama and put into jail (1963), campaign to register black to vote (1965), assassination of matin luther king jr (1968)
What event did “I have a dream take” place?
March on washington
When, where and how did mlk die ?
4th of april 1968, st josephs hospital memphis, assasinaed and got shot through the jaw down to his spinal corde
wha job did mlk have before he became a leader/ activist?
Baptist minister
who was mlk?
a social rights activist
Who was malcolm x?
another human rights activist
Who killed two of malcolm x’s family members
racists/white supremacists , his father and uncle
how and when did malcolm x die ?
21 february 1965 at the age of 39, shot ? assasinated by the nation of islam
what was malcoml x’s original name and why did he change it?
malcolm little , and because he didnt want to be related to his ancestors who were invilved in slavery
when was mlk born?
15 january 1929
what is Southern Christian leadership conference?
a civil rights organization that used nonviolent protest to fight segregation in the South
What was the march on washington?
a rally to protest for equal wages / salaries to all races, equal chance of being employed for all races, and protect most civil and economic rights of african americans and to spread awareness to all the poverty , disenfranchisement and racial inequality that they faced too
Name the steps to comparing sources
“Overall sources A and B agree/disagreeabout …..(the question)………. , “Both sources A and B agree that …………………” , Source A states “………………………..”. In agreement/disagreement, source B states “……………
