Civil Rights Leaders
Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 primarily for leading what?
What is the nonviolent civil rights movement?
What major civic issue is the central focus of Selma?
What are voting rights for African Americans?
Which U.S. President debated with Dr. King about civil rights legislation?
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
Sheriff Jim Clark represented what?
What is opposition to voting rights in Selma?
The violent police response at the bridge was significant because…
What is it shifted public opinion and pressured Congress?
Malcolm X visited Selma to do what?
What is offer himself as a more militant alternative if rights were not granted?
What was the significance of the Edmund Pettus Bridge?
What is the site where marchers were brutally attacked on “Bloody Sunday”?
Johnson initially wanted to focus more on what issue?
What is the War on Poverty?
Why did Dr. King insist voting rights “could not wait”?
What is African Americans were being murdered and excluded from juries?
What role did the media play in the Selma movement?
What is it brought national and international attention to the protests?
Who was Jimmie Lee Jackson?
What is a young man killed during a protest, inspiring more marches?
Why was Annie Lee Cooper denied the right to register to vote?
What is failing a literacy test and being intimidated by officials?
Which branch of government protected the marchers’ right to proceed?
What are the federal courts (Judicial Branch)?
Why were all-white juries a barrier to justice in the South?
What is jury service required voter registration, which blacks were denied?
The murder of Reverend James Reeb was significant because…
What is it gained national sympathy and media coverage?
How did Dr. King describe nonviolence?
What is strong resistance without physical retaliation?
One reason the march to Montgomery was so dangerous was because…
What is it passed through rural areas without protection?
Johnson’s “We shall overcome” speech announced what?
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
The film shows J. Edgar Hoover trying to undermine King by doing what?
What is threatening Coretta Scott King with false allegations?
The strategy of King and the SCLC often involved what?
What is negotiating, demonstrating, and provoking mistakes from opponents?
What did Johnson accuse King of during their White House clashes?
What is making demands without compromise?
What was the ultimate outcome of the Selma marches?
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed?
What connection did King make between voting rights and jury trials?
What is that without voting, blacks could not serve on juries to convict racist killers?
Which governor opposed the Selma marches and defended segregation?
Who is George Wallace?
Which civic lesson is most strongly reinforced by Selma?
What is grassroots activism and nonviolent protest can change national laws?