Jackie Robinson
He walked across the field and put his arm around Jackie. The two smiled at each other. Their compassion silenced the crowd
Who is Pee Wee Reese?
Unwilling to give this up
What is her seat on the bus?
His start as a Civil Rights
leader came during this event
Montgomery
Bus Boycott.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Malcolm Was Arrested at the age
of 20 for armed robbery. In jail
he studied the teaching of the
Elijah Muhammad
Where did Malcolm begin studying the teachings of Elijah Muhammad
40,000 Black American workers walk to work. Some as far as 20 miles.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
president and General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who noticed Robinson’s exceptional talent.
Who is Branch Rickey?
382 days
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
During The March On Washington he delivered one of the most famous speeches of 20th century,
What is “I Have A Dream" speech?
An activist group that believed that most African slaves were originally Muslim
Who is the Nation of Islam?
At the age of 27, became the first Black Baseball player in Major League history
Who is Jackie Robinson
Members of his own team refused to play with him.
Opposing pictures tried to beam his head, while base runners tried to spike him.
Jackie Robinson faced virulent racism
In the South, laws segregated African American’s and whites in almost every aspect of life.
What is the Jim Crowe Law?
A group that used the authority and power of Black churches to organize non-violent protest to support the Civil Rights Movement
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
His father was killed in 1931 by this type of person.
What is a white Supremacist?
He was the leader of Nation of Islam
Who is Elijah Muhammad?
His courage and discipline in standing up against racism were a preview of the actions that would be taken in this movement.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
On December 5, 1955, through the rain, the African Americans in Montgomery began to boycott the busses
King believed in the philosophy used by Gandhi in India known
What is nonviolent civil disobedience?
term that emphasizes racial pride and the desire for African Americans to achieve equality.
What is Black Power?
"No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in."
Who is Rosa Parks?
Robinson starred in football, track, basketball and baseball at this College
What is the University of California in Los Angeles?
Parks was an active member of The Civil Rights Movement and joined the Montgomery chapter of NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
The year wass 1943.
King, wrote the letter after being arrested at a peaceful protest in Birmingham, Alabama
What is the Letter from a Birmingham Jail?
caused him to desert his argument that all Whites are the devil
What is Malcolms new knowledge and growing mistrust of the NOI?
At the age of 6, she became the first black elementary school child to attend a white school.
Who is Ruby Bridges?