Pre-Civil Rights Movement
Explain the Civil War
War between the North and south in the United States regarding slavery.
Name one non-violent strategy civil rights groups used
protests
sit-ins
boycotts
Who was the face of the Civil Rights Movement?
MLK Jr.
What was the early focus of the movement?
education
What types of violence were black americans met with?
Violent Dogs, Fire hoses, hate groups, etc.
Civil War
WWI
Industry and the Roaring 20's
Great Depression
WWII
Civil Rights Movement
Name the group of college kids riding on a bus throughout the south, trying to show that equality was possible.
Freedom Riders
Where did Rosa Parks start the bus boycott?
Montgomery Alabama
What did the Plessy v. Ferguson case rule?
Seperate but equal
Who gave the "I have a dream" speech?
MLK Jr.
What war sparked the Civil Rights movement after soliders came home to segregation?
WWII
Name the civil rights group that MLK created
SCLC
Name of the young girl who was the only one to attend school that day.
Ruby Bridges
Explain what kind of strategies were used when the Little Rock Nine went to Central High School.
Military personnel escorted them into the school.
The very famous event in Civil Rights history was called the March on _________
Washington
Explain why it would be hypocritical for the US to be judgmental of Germany.
We were judging Germany for not treating everyone equally, while not treating people equally.
What was the goal of the CORE group?
Voting rights for all.
Explain Rosa Parks story. Why did it make an impact?
She refused to give up her seat to a white man, which started a bus boycott
-significance: buses started losing money.
What year did the Supreme Court rule separate schools as unconstitutional?
1954
Who became president towards the end of the Civil Rights Movement?
JFK
What are the three "civil rights" amendments and what do each of them mean?
13- abolish slavery
14- born in us, us citizen
15- voting rights to black men
Name the group of young activitist trying to encourage youth to speak up and create their own movements
SNCC
How did MlK Jr. Non-violent campaign bring strength to the movement?
-Proved the biases wrong
-Make change without violence
Name three Civil Rights Groups
SNCC, SCLC, CORE
Why did MLK's assassination lead to the end of the Civil Rights Movement?
various answers