Common Knowledge
Why was Emmett Till murdered
What is he whistled at a store clerks wife
Who led the Chicago Freedom Movement?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
What was Little Rock Nine
What is the first nine African American teenagers to enter Little Rock's Central High School
What was being protested in the Civil Rights era
What is abolish segregation and voting rights
Who killed Emmett Till
What is Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam
What did the Freedom Riders do?
What is ride buses through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals.
What were sit-ins?
What is a nonviolent movement/protest against segregation
When did Brown vs. Board of Education occur?
What is 1954?
What did the voting rights act of 1965 actually do
What is outlawed discriminatory voting practices at the state level
How many died in the Tulsa Race Massacre?
What is 12 people
What happened at the Birmingham Church?
What is the KKK planted a bomb in the church
What did the Black Power Movement target
What is self-reliance and self-determination more than integration
What year did the integration of Mississippi and Alabama universities occur?
What was Freedom Summer
What is a protest that happened over the summer for voting rights in Mississippi
BONUS POINTS (600) What resulted in the Tulsa Race Massacre
What is it decline in home ownership
What speech did MLK give during the March on Washington
What is I have a dream speech
What did the Albany Movement aim to accomplish?
What is aimed to end all forms of racial segregation in the city
When was the University of Alabama founded
What is 1831
What happened in order for the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to be passed
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Death
Around how many died in Freedom Summer
What is 7000 people
When is Mr. Barnes birthday?
What is March 19
Where did the first sit-in take place?
Who inspired the Freedom Riders
Who is Rosa Parks
Why was the Civil Rights Act passed
What is to end racial discrimination in public places
How many were injured in the Watts Detroit Riots
What is 1,032