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Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement?
Hint: "I have a dream."
Martin Luther King Jr.
100
Did this protest change anything?
No, it failed to lead to anything.
100
Was this march before or after the Birmingham March?
After.
100
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, and President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it, with who standing behind him?
Martin Luther King Jr.
100
What states were the most racist?
Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern
Southern.
200
Who was the president that became assassinated, after he tried to create a new law which would help end discrimination?
JFK OR John F Kennedy
200
How many African Americans were involved with this march?
1000
200
What was Martin Luther King Jr's main aim with his "I have a dream speech."
Racial equality and to end segregation.
200
This law outlawed segregation in which places?
In every public place (restaurants, public transport, hotels, schools, theatres etc).
200
How did African American protestors win some important victories?
By using non-violent protests.
300
Who led the police to act in violence against the Birmingham March?
Eugene Connor OR Bull Connor.
300
In what state is the city of Birmingham?
Alabama
300
How many people did this march attract?
More than 250,000.
300
It made what laws illegal?
The Jim Crow laws OR any ither law which discriminated against people.
300
What had African Americans changed before the marches?
Desegregating buses and restaurants.
400
Who was the Vice President and successor that continued the Presidents work after he got assassinated?
Lyndon B. Johnson
400
When did this march take place?
2nd of May, 1963.
400
Where did they organise for this march to happen?
Infront of the White House.
400
When did congress pass the Civil Rights Act?
2nd of July, 1964.
400
In what state did the desegregation of buses start?
Alabama.
500
Name 1 of the 4 celebrities who marched in the 'March on Washington'.
Bob Dylan OR Sammy Davis Jr OR Marlon Brando OR Mahalia Jackson.
500
What was this march aiming to challenge?
Segregation in schools, businesses, and public places.
500
When did this march take place?
28th of August 1963
500
It created an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION which was an organisation in charge of making sure that.....
Every state followed these new laws.
500
In what state did the first sit-in of restaurants start?
North Carolina.