American Civil Rights
What did the American Civil Rights movement fight for?
Equality for minorities.
What peoples were prejudiced in Australia at the time of the civil rights movement?
Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders.
Who refused to give up her seat to a white man on the bus?
Rosa Parks
Who led the march in Selma?
Martin Luther King Jr
How many kids did Martin Luther King have?
4.
Where was civil rights fought against most strongly in?
The South
Where was the Aboriginal Embassy established?
The Old Parliament House, Canberra.
What does MLK stand for?
Martin Luther King
In what state did the Greensboro Sit-In’s occur?
North Carolina.
How many children were stolen in the Stolen Generation?
At least 100,000
In what year did the Brown v. Board of Education case lead to the end of school segregation?
1954.
What was the company boycotted in the Wave Hill Walk-Off?
Vestey
What is the popular motif repeated throughout MLK’s famous speech?
“I have a dream”
What is the name of the group who publicised school segregation in the South?
Little Rock Nine.
Where or when was Martin Luther King Jr born?
15 January, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
How many people attended the March on Washington in 1963?
250,000 People.
Who led the movement that allowed Indigenous Australians to claim native land?
Eddie Mabo
What was the name of Martin Luther King’s wife?
Coretta Scott King
How many years did the Rosa Parks Bus Boycott go for?
Just over a year.
What was Martin Luther King Jr’s original first name?
Michael.
in what year was the Voting Rights Act passed?
1965.
In what year did the speech by Kevin Rudd apologising to Indigenous Australians occur?
2008.
Who killed Martin Luther King Jr?
James Earl Ray.
Student Action For Aboriginees.
The FBI.