Freedom Summer Beginning
What year did Freedom Summer begin?
1964
How many people were arrested?
1,062 people
Who organized the marches?
Martin Luther King Junior
Who stopped the first two marches?
Alabama police
Why was the Freedom Summer unsuccessful in its original goal?
They were only able to get 1,200 black Mississippians to register to vote out of the 17,000 that tried to register.
Why was Mississippi chosen?
Had the lowest level of African American voters in the U.S.
Who were lynched at the beginning of Freedom Summer?
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Shwerner.
Who was shot during the peaceful march?
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Who held a nationally televised joint session of Congress?
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Why were some ways that the Freedom Summer considered successful?
40 Freedom schools serving 3,000 students are able to educate the African American community in Mississippi.
They were able to draw national media attention to the violent acts taken against civil rights activists.
How did volunteers prepare for Freedom Summer?
Mentally prepare by reading Dr. King memoirs and save up enough money for bail.
Why were the lynches of the three men at the beginning of Freedom Summer important?
Was shown by the media to everyone in the U.S and showed the brutality that African Americans and civil rights supporters are facing on a daily basis.
Why was Alabama chosen for the marches?
George Wallace was a known advocate against civil rights.
Why did the civil rights activists demand police?
They wished to be escorted safely due to the violent attacks on their previous marches.
What did the Montgomery Marches help achieve and what was their achievement?
Voting Rights Act, a landmark federal achievement of the civil rights movement.
How long was the Freedom Summer?
10 weeks
What was the name of the deputy sheriff that arrested Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner?
Cecil Price.
What was the purpose of the Montgomery Marches?
Show desire for African-American citizens to exercise constitutional right to vote.
What was the name of one of the organization that was consistently turned down?
Dallas County Voters League and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)