SNCC
What does SNCC stand for?
Student non-violent coordinating committee
What does the NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Coloured Peoples
What does SCLC stand for?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
What does CORE stand for?
Congress of Racial Equality
What does the MIA stand for?
Montgomery Improvement association
Who was SNCC's leader at the March on Washington?
John Lewis
Who was the lawyer of the NAACP when Brown VS Board of Education was undertaken?
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the SCLC's leader?
MLKJ
Who was the leader of CORE during the March on Washington? (Hint: he was in gaol)
James Fraser
Who was the president of the MIA?
MLKJ
What was a key event that this group participated in/led besides the March on Washington?
The Greensboro sit ins
What major event in the Civil Rights campaign did the NAACP help out with (think about Brown vs the Board of Education in action)
Protection/Organisation of Little Rock 9
What event did the SCLC assist with organising that was controversial?
Birmingham campaign
What was CORE involved with in the 1940s?
Sit ins in Chicago
What was the aim of the MIA?
Organise the Montgomery Bus Boycott
What did SNCC do in relation to the Freedom Rides?
Supplied riders for the second ride to replace those who were injured from CORE
What well known murder did the NAACP help publicise to gain media attention and change social attitudes
Emmett Till
What was the name of the operation that the SCLC organised that was controversial?
C- Confrontation
What event did CORE organise that they later called off?
Freedom Rides
Which group assisted in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and worked as a catalyst for the MIA's establishment?
Women’s political council