Famous quotes
“At that time, I wasn’t a civil rights man…cause if anybody hit me I [was] gonna hit him back.”
Dr Martin Luther King Jr
What does KKK stand for?
Ku Klux Klan
Which other history teacher will not be at MRGS next year?
Miss Reardon
If you want to refer to Martin Luther King as MLK in your writing, what must you do first?
The first time you write his full name you must then put the abbreviation in brackets after. Dr Martin Luther King Jr (MLK) - then you can continue to refer to him as MLK.
Where was Bull Connor born?
Selma, Alabama
"More humane than bullets"
Bull Connor
Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, abolishing slavery?
President Abraham Lincoln
How many History teachers are there at MRGS?
6
What year was MLK's "I have a dream" speech?
August, 1963
What was Birmingham's nickname, and why?
'Bombingham' because of the amount of bombings of black churches and homes committed by the KKK.
President John F Kennedy
What does SCLC stand for?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
What grades do you need to get in Year 12 History in order to be allowed to take Year 13 History?
How did MLK die, and in what year?
He was assassinated in 1968 (39 years old).
What is Bull Connor's connection to the KKK?
He collaborated with the KKK to ensure that they had 15 minutes when the Freedom Riders bus of protestors arrived in Birmingham before police would show up.
He chose to ignore bombings and other acts of terrorism done by the KKK in Birmingham, rather then pursuing with legal action.
There is a "legal and moral right to proceed"
Ben Couch
What was lynching?
The public killing of a person by a terrorist group without due trial. In the 1800s and into the 1900s, many African Americans were lynched by white supremacist groups such as the KKK.
Miss Corcoran
What month is Martin Luther King Jr day celebrated in the United States?
January
What was Bull Connor's motivation for using police dogs and fire hoses on protestors during the Birmingham Campaign?
To stop people from protesting because he wanted to keep segregation in Birmingham.
Hatred and violence have no sanction in our religious and political traditions.
A Call for Unity letter - written by 8 clergymen.
What was one civil rights protest event we learned about this year, and what year did it take place?
Cannot use the Birmingham Campaign!
Albany campaign 1961, Brown vs Board 1954, Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955-56, Freedom Riders 1961, Little Rock Nine 1957.
What topics are covered in Year 12 history?
This year: Russian revolution and 9/11
Next year: Russian revolution, Springbok Tour, Vietnam War
How old was MLK during the Birmingham Campaign?
34
Which public facility did Bull Connor choose to close in 1962 and '63 rather than segregating them? (this disobeyed federal court orders)
Parks - all 67 of them around Birmingham.