Rosa Parks
What was Rosa parks famous for?
Refusing to move to the back of the bus once the white seats had filled up
What is Ella Baker's birthday?
December 13, 1903
Why was Fannie Lou Hamer's involvement with the MFDP significant in the civil rights movement?
What were the three main woman during the Civil Rights Movement?
Rosa Parks, Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer
What boycott did Rosa Parks initiate?
The Montgomery bus boycott
What type of democracy theory did Ella Baker advocate for?
Ella Baker advocated for participatory democracy
What was Fannie Lou Hamer famous for?
For being an African American civil rights activist who worked to desegregate the Mississippi Democratic Party
What were the roles of women in the civil rights movement?
They were grassroots organizers, strategists, educators, and leaders in various protests and campaigns
Was Rosa Parks in the white or colored section on the bus?
The colored section
What committee did Ella Baker create?
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
What is Fannie Lou Hamer's birthday?
October 6, 1917
During the movement what type of discrimination did women face?
Racial discrimination and gender based discrimination
How long was Rosa Parks in jail for refusing to move on the bus?
A couple of hours
What was Ella Baker famous for?
She was the premiere behind-the-scenes organizer
What Democratic Party did Fannie Lou Hamer co-found?
She cofounded the racially integrated Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)
How did women contribute to the Civil Rights Movement as grassroots organizers? Explain.
Women contributed significantly as grassroots organizers in the Civil Rights Movement by coordinating protests, boycotts, and mobilizing communities while also providing essential support and education.
What was Rosa Parks the secretary of?
Of the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP
What conference was Ella Baker the co-founder of?
She was the co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
What project did Fannie Lou Hamer help organize?
Hamer helped organize the Freedom Summer Project
How did women strategists help shape the Civil Rights Movement's campaigns and protests?
Women strategists shaped the Civil Rights Movement's campaigns and protests by devising effective strategies, mobilizing communities, and ensuring coordination between national and grassroots efforts.