Key Individuals
14 year old boy who was killed in 1955
Who is Emmett Till?
What Rosa Parks and MLK were involved in after Parks' arrest
What is the Montgomery bus boycott?
A way people opposed segregation (specifically in cafes & restaurants)
She was born on 4th Feb, 1913
Who is Rosa Parks?
The year of Emmett Till's death
What is 1955?
The refusal to comply with unjust laws
What is civil disobedience?
Human rights activist that joined the Nation of Islam in the 1950s
Who is Malcolm X?
What event inspired Rosa Parks to not give up her seat?
What is the murder of Emmett Till?
What is a boycott?
They became the head of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee & popularised 'Black Power'.
Who is Stokely Carmichael?
What is the March on Washington?
Involved travelling to the South in buses
Individual who was arrested for not giving up a bus seat prior to Rosa Parks.
Who is Mary Louis Smith?
The act that led to Malcolm X being sentenced to 8-10 years in prison
In 1960s, this campaign was to increase the number of black voters in the south.
what is the voter registration drive?