United Nations
When was the UN founded, and how many founding members were there?
What is...51 founding members, and it was established in 1945 after WWII.
When was the UDHR adopted by the UN and how many articles does it contain?
What is December 10, 1948 and contains 30 articles
Who are the "big four" civil rights advocates?
Who is...Martin Luther King Jr., Whitney Young, Roy Wilkins, James Farmer
What's the primary goal of the United Nations?
what is...bolstering international peace and preventing conflict.
Who chaired the drafting committee for the UDHR
Who is...Eleanor Roosevelt (former First Lady)
Who were the big four civil advocacy groups?
what is...the NAACP, Congress of Racial Equality, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
What are the six main bodies of the UN?
Why was the UDHR created?
What is...a direct response to the atrocities of WWII and the need to establish a framework for protecting human rights globally.
What was the biggest civil rights act
What is...the Civil Rights Act of 1964
How much has the UN grown since its founding?
What is... today the UN runs 12 peacekeeping missions, with over 90,000 people employed and 125 nations providing soldiers, police, and civilian workers
What were the eight countries that abstained from voting on the adoption of the UDHR
What is...Czechoslovakia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Soviet Union, Belarus, Ukraine, South Africa, Yugoslavia
What famous civil rights march ended in a violent attack by police?
What is..."Bloody Sunday"