Martin Luther King Jr.
What year was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
1929
What year was the bus incident with Rosa Parks?
1955
Name a civil rights leader.
Rosa Parks, MLK, John Lewis
What year did the Supreme Court rule that bus segregation was unconstitutional?
1956
What year was the Voting Rights Act?
In 1965.
Dr. King believed in the power of what kind of protest?
A peaceful protest
True or False: Rosa Parks was born in 1923?
False. She was born in 1913.
On what day was the Civil Rights Act passed?
July 2, 1964
What showed the power of nonviolent protest?
The Montgomery Buss Boycott
Which specific practices did the Voting Rights Act aim to outlaw?
The Voting Rights Act aimed to outlaw discriminatory practices like literacy tests, poll taxes, and other methods used to prevent African Americans from voting.
On what day was Dr. King assassinated?
April 4, 1968
Why was Rosa Parks arrested?
She refused to get up from her seat on the bus.
What was the name of the Fight for Freedom and Equality?
Civil Rights Act!
How many days did African American passengers go without riding the bus?
For 381 days
What was the significance of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act?
Section 5 required certain states and local governments (mostly in the South) with a history of voter suppression to get federal approval, or "preclearance," before making any changes to their voting laws or practices. This was to ensure that new laws wouldn't discriminate against minority voters.
On what day do we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. ?
The third Monday of January.
True or False: The bus incident happened on December 1, 1955.
True.
True or False: The Civil Rights Act made segregation legal.
FALSE!
How did African American people travel during the boycott.
Some walked, many formed carpools and a few even rode bikes!
What amendment made it illegal to deny someone to vote.
the 15th amendment
True or False: In 1985, Dr. King led the Selma to the Montgomery March demanding voting rights for African American Citizens.
FALSE
Who was known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
Rosa Parks
What president started working on a new law but was assassinated before the law passed?
John F. Kennedy
True or False: Rosa Parks triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott
TRUE
What is the nickname of the day that peaceful marchers tried to cross the bridge and were brutally beaten?
Bloody Sunday