Segregation
What is segregation?
The systemic separation of people into racial or ethnic groups in daily life.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
A civil rights activist who supported peaceful/non-violent protest.
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A protest in retaliation of the arrest of Rosa Parks. Protesters walked to work instead of riding the bus.
the people who protested for voting rights were called?
Marchers
Member of the nation of Islam?
Malcom X
What did Jackie Robinson do in 1947?
He broke the racial barrier in the MLB.
What MLK speech is this line taken from?
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation Where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
I Have A Dream speech
What were the Greensboro Sit-Ins?
4 NC students staged a sit-in at a restaurant. They were refused service and treated harshly by the staff and white customers.
a non violent march led to an event called?
Bloody Sunday
Where did Watts Riot take place?
Los Angeles
What is De Facto segregation?
Separation enforced by custom or tradition
This boycott lasted over a year under MLK's direction...
Montgomery Bus boycott
What does the SNCC stand for?
Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee.
SNCC organized the Freedom ..?
Summer
who was the founder of the black panthers?
Bobby Seale
What is De Jure segregation?
Separation that is enforced by law
When did MLK deliver his "I Have A Dream" speech?
During the March on Washington in August, 1963.
Who were the Freedom Riders?
To protest the segregated bus system, riders would sit in the front and use "white only" facilities at stops.
What kind of state was preventing some people from voting?
Southern
what group used armed patrols in black neighborhoods as a means of self defense from the police?
Black Panthers
What ended the segregation of public places?
Brown vs Board of Education
What group did MLK form?
SCLC- Southern Christian Leadership conference
What was the March on Washington for?
It was a large scale protest of segregation where activists delivered speeches and people traveled from all over the country to be there.
What state did the 1000 volunteers go to encourage African Americans to vote?
Mississippi
What movement had the belief that African Americans should use their economic and political power to gain equality?
The Black Power Movement