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What is the name of the black seamstress who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger?

Rosa L. Parks

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In which city was the "I Have a Dream" speech delivered?

Washington D.C.

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The Civil Rights Movement officially began when Rosa L. Parks refused to obey a white bus driver's order to give up her seat. In which year did this happen?

1955

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Who said "I have a Dream"

MLK

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What is the name of the first black person to play baseball

Jackie Robinson 

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What is the name of the man who delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech?

Martin Luther King Jr.

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Which southern state was the most dangerous state for black Americans to live in?

Mississippi/Alabama 

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In which year did Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?

1963

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Who Said "You may do that"

Rosa Parks 

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Besides the white costumes, what was the most famous and feared trademark of the Ku Klux Klan?

The burning cross

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What was the name of the muslim black leader who encouraged black Americans to use violence?

Malcolm X

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Where was President Kennedy assasinated?

Dallas, Texas

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The American Civil War began in 1861. In which year did it end?

1865

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To whom does this quote belong: "From every mountainside, let Freedom ring!"

Martin Luther King Jr.

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What does NAACP stand for?

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Who was president of the United States in the early 1960s when the Civil Rights Movement was at its peak?

John F. Kennedy

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In which city did the Civil Rights Movement begin, starting with Rosa L. Parks' arrestment for refusing to give up her seat to white passanger?

Montgomery, Alabama

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The Civil Rights Act, which banned all discrimination against African Americans, including racial segregation in schools, was passed in which year?

1964

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Owning a rifle or a shotgun is legal. We intend to obey that law 

Malcolm X

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What is the title of the now legendary protest song that was sung by Joan Baez on the day when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech?

"We Shall Overcome"

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Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the memorial of the president who freed the black slaves in 1864. Who?

Abraham Lincoln

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Due to daily KKK burnings and bombings of black peoples' homes and churches in the city of Birmingham, Aalabama, a nickname was given to the city. Which nickname?

"Bombingham"

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When was the first showings of the CRM

During and after WW2, middle to late 1940's

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Who said: "If we don't do something real soon, I think you'll have to agree that we're going to be forced either to use the ballot or the bullet. It's one or the other in 1964. It isn't that time is running out -- time has run out!"

Malcolm X

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What did the KKK do to the Baptist Church on 16th Street in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963 where 4 little girls died?

They bombed the church.

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