Civil Rights Part 1
What does segregation mean?
The separation of people based on their skin color.
Why were there so many military bases in Florida in WWII?
Florida's coastal location and sunny climate made it a good choice for large bases.
What city in FL did Martin Luther King Jr. travel to so he could march for integration in Florida?
St. Augustine
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Which important actions in Florida were inspired by Rosa Parks' actions in Montgomery, Alabama?
Tallahassee Bus Boycotts
True or False: Women from Florida DIRECTLY fought in combat in WWII.
False
What did the Moores do to make an impact in Florida?
The Moores encouraged African Americans to register to vote and the number of African American voters in Florida increased as a result.
Which famous hotel in Palm Beach was used as a huge hospital?
The Breakers
James Weldon _____ was an activist who wrote "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing"
Johnson
Why was Florida an important place for the U.S. Military during World War II?
Unlike other states, Florida became an ideal training ground.
How did the Civil Rights Movement expand to include other groups? Which groups did it start to include?
The Civil Rights Movement grew to include women, Native Americans, an migrant workers. They all helped each other get equal rights.
What happened to Florida's many hotels during WWII?
They became hospitals and housing for soldiers.
What other things did James Weldon Johnson do to help civil rights?
Johnson helped the NAACP in Florida by writing poems and books.
Johnson was a leader in fighting for equal education in Jacksonville.
What were the Mosquito Fleets?
A group of Floridian fisherman and other volunteers who reported German U-Boat sightings to the U.S. Navy!
Which important education reformer started a school to teach African American girls in Florida?
Hint: It starts with a "B" and there is an elementary school named after her in Palm Beach County.
Mary Macleod Bethune
The U.S. Military at this time was segregated. What was the 99th squadron, also known as the Tuskegee Airmen?
a group of nine black pilots from Florida.
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation on busses was unconstitutional, how did Tallahassee respond? Did they listen?
The wrote local laws for assigned seating to keep bus seating segregated.
Who was Smokey? What happened to him?
Smokey was the only living creature (a small yorkie) to survive a boat crash where it collided with another ship.
"Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us, Facing the rising sun of our new day begun Let us march on till victory is won."
What does the song writer mean by "dark past"?
What did residents do on Jupiter Island to respond to German U-Boat attacks?
They put up tick curtains so no light would escape from the windows.