MLK Jr
What was his famous speech called?
¨I Have a Dream.¨
What was the reason this movement started?
People of color were refused of any service within an all white lunch counter.
Who started the bus boycott?
Rosa Parks.
What did they do within this movement?
They boarded buses to protest for equality.
The Cold War was a political war.
(T/F)
True
Who is he named after?
His father.
About how many students were participating by the end of the first week within the movement?
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
It prohibited discrimintaion.
What was the goal of this movement?
To end segregation within bus travel.
Who was involved within the Cold War?
The United States and the Soviet Union.
The FBI had sent MLK a letter, what was this letter about?
The FBI had threatend to spread gossip about his personal life.
How many members of the SNCC were murdered from the KU Klux Klan?
3 members of the SNCC were murdered.
What did MLK Jr do before he became a Civil Rights leader?
He was a pastor
Where did they start the movement?
Washington DC
Who won the Cold War?
America/NATO
Where was he assassintaed?
Lorraine Motel, Memphis Tennesse
What was one of the names of the African American students who started this movement?
Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair Jr, David Richmond, and Franklin McCain.
When was the Civil Acts Right passed?
1964
This group was hated so much, what did someone went as far as to do to a bus?
They threw a firebomb within a bus.
Who were put in internment camps?
Japanese Americans
What year was he born in?
1929
What was the name of the SNCC organizer?
Fannic Lou Hamer
What were the Jim Crow laws?
Laws that enforced seperate but equal segregation.
About how many African Americans were put into high level government jobs?
About 40 African Americans
How long did the Cold War last?
45 years