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time of the Civil Rights Movement in the US
in the 1950s and 1960s
What was the title of MLK's famous speech?
"I have a dream"
What was the Montgomery bus boycott?
In 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man.
What is the literal (wörtlich) meaning of "Black Lives Matter"?
Black lives are important.
How did MLK die?
He was shot dead on a balcony in Memphis (Tennessee)
expression for the separation between blacks and whites
racial segregation
What were the voter registration marches?
MLK led protest marches (from Selma to Montgomery) to fight for the Blacks' right to register.
2 adjectives: against the law/constitution
illegal/ unconstitutional
What was the primary difference between MLK and Malcolm X?
Malcolm X called for Black empowerment and was in favour of Blacks using violence if necessary.
synonym for "to be killed", starting with "a"
to be assassinated