All about Selma
What does Annie Lee Cooper want to do?
Register to vote
What was MLK awarded in 1964?
A Nobel Peace Prize
What was the goal of the African American Civil Rights Movement in this period?
To be granted the right to vote.
What happened at the 16th Street Baptist Church?
Four little girls were murdered in an explosion
How did Johnson and Hoover boycot King´s movement?
By messing with his marriage.
What was the educational policy at the time?
Segregation
What happens at Marion, Alabama?
Rev James Reeb was murdered by white supremacists.
What is Alabama Governor Wallace´s view on black people registering to vote?
He is against it.
Why is Rosa Parks a relevant figure in American history?
Her refusal to give her seat on a bus followed demonstrations and boycot to public transport.
What happened the second time demonstrators attempted to cross the E.Pettus Bridge?
The police troopers unblocked their way and let them go by.
What did Judge Frank Johnson do?
He signed permission for the Selma to Montgomery march.
What is Black Sunday?
The first time demonstrators attempted the Selma to Montgomery march and were beaten up by state troopers.
What is the result of the Selma to Montgomery march?
President Johnson sent a bill to Congress to pass the right to vote for black people.
Why were King and his followers sent to prison in Selma?
Because they protested outside the courthouse.
What is the message of the "I have a dream" speech?
Blacks and whites are all equals.