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What Civil Rights leader was born, preached, and buried in Atlanta?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What woman’s arrest helped begin the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks
What church was bombed in Birmingham in 1963?
16th Street Baptist Church
What are the two Recording Studios in Memphis?
Sun and stax
What high school did the Little Rock 9 integrate?
Little Rock Central High School.
What historic church did we attend services at in Atlanta?
Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
What bridge did we walk across in Selma?
Edmund Pettus Bridge
What happened at Kelly Ingram Park during the Civil Rights Movement?
Police used dogs and fire hoses against Civil Rights protestors.
What music genre grew from the rhythm and blues tradition at Stax?
Soul music
What are the group of students that were integrated into Central High School called?
The Little Rock 9
What does the National Memorial in Montgomery for Peace and Justice honor?
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice honors victims of lynching
What Jewish rabbi marched alongside Dr. King in Selma?
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Who was the “Fifth Little Girl”?
The survivor we met who survived the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
What Civil Rights leader was assassinated in Memphis?
Martin Luther King Jr.
In what state is Little Rock located?
Arkansas
How did Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church connect to the life of Dr. King?
It was the church where Dr. King and generations of his family preached.
What is the Mothers of Gynecology Monument?
A monument honoring enslaved Black women who were experimented on by the “father of modern gynecology.”
Birmingham became known for violent responses to what type of protests?
Civil Rights protests/demonstrations
What famous activity did we see at Peabody Memphis?
The marching ducks / Peabody Ducks.
What was the main goal of the Little Rock 9?
To integrate/desegregate the school
Why is Auburn Avenue considered one of the most important streets in Civil Rights history?
Because it was the center of Black business, culture, leadership, and the life of Dr. King in Atlanta.
What event in Selma became known as “Bloody Sunday”?
The attack on marchers crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the Selma to Montgomery march
What was Birmingham known for during the Civil Rights Movement?
Segregation, violent resistance to Civil Rights activism, and major Civil Rights protests.
What did Stax Museum of American Soul Music teach us about music during segregation?
Music could both challenge racial barriers and bring Black and white musicians together during segregation.
What Supreme Court decision helped lead to school integration efforts like Little Rock?
Brown v. Board of Education