Historical Events (1954-1968)
What date did Rosa Parks take a stance?
On December 1st, 1955.
Where and when did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I have a dream" speech?
On August 28th, 1963, about 250,000 people were a part of The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. gives his “I Have A Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington Dc.
What is America's oldest and largest civil rights organization?
What did Rosa Parks refuse to do?
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus.
What was the first bill of rights in Canada?
The Saskatchewan Bill of Rights Act
On Bloody Sunday, who blocked the peaceful march?
Local police blocked and violently attacked the peaceful march.
What happened on April 4th, 1968?
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of his hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee.
What did the success of the Greensboro sit-in lead to?
What is Rosa Parks known as?
“Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” and the “First Lady of Civil Rights.”
What was the intention of The Racial Discrimination Act in Ontario?
The movement had the intention of ending any display of discrimination against a person's race.
What did the Freedom Riders do?
They took bus trips through the South to protest segregated bus terminals by attempting to use restrooms and lunch counters which were "white only"
What was Martin Luther King Jr. best known for?
Martin Luther King Jr. was best known as a social activist who played a key role in the American civil rights movement.
Why was Birmingham, Alabama nicknamed Bomingham?
It was nicknamed Bomingham due to the racially motivated bombings that targeted black homes and churches, across the city.
What did Rosa Parks advocate against?
Rosa Parks advocated against racial inequality that was happening in the United States and the rest of the world.
What did the Saskatchewan Bill of Acts Right state?
It stated that every person and every class of persons is guaranteed the freedom of expression and association; the right to vote; the right to join a professional organization and union; and the freedom from arbitrary imprisonment.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1968 bring?
It provided equal housing opportunity regardless of race, religion or national origin. Prior to this act, if you were coloured you were barred from settling down where you pleased, money or no money.
Does Martin Luther King Jr. have his own day? If so, what day is it?
Yes, he does. In America, he is remembered each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and it is on the third Monday of January.
What is one of the main victories of the NAACP during the civil rights movement?
A main victory of the NAACP was when the US Supreme Court's 1954 decision outlawed segregation in public schools.
What did Rosa Parks' arrest turn in to and what did it do?
Rosa Parks' arrest turned into a nonviolent campaign, which then helped pave the way for black rights in the 60s.
What are three words in the 10-word poster shown on the Relation to Canada slide?
I know no national boundary where the black man exist.
Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1957 necessary?
It was necessary since white people would try to restrict African American’s from voting by giving them literacy tests, telling them they filled out the application wrong, or came to the wrong place at the wrong time. The Civil Rights Act of 1957 helped protect voter rights. The law allowed federal prosecution of those who violated another’s right to vote.
What did Martin Luther King Jr. fight for?
He fought hard alongside many other activists for equality and human rights for African Americans, the economically disadvantaged, and all victims of injustice through peaceful protest.
Why were the Jim Crow laws called the Jim Crow laws?
The Jim Crow laws were called that since Thomas Dartmouth Rice portrayed Jim Crow as a character who was dim-witted and was built on the negative stereotypes of African Americans. Jim Crow then became a derogatory term for many black people. The character symbolized rationalized segregation and the denial of equal opportunities.
The main contribution that Rosa Parks made to the civil rights movement is that she took a stand against segregation and the boycott launched nationwide efforts to end racial segregation of public facilities.