Legacy in the Land
What was the first Black Community post-Civil War?
Mound Bayou
Who were the founders of Mound Bayou?
Isiah T. Montgomery
Benjamin T. Green
Who were the people who challenged segregation of public transportation system?
Freedom Riders
What was the name of the Black Business District in Jackson
Farish Street
Who was the youngest Freedom Rider in 1961
Hezekiah Watkins
Which Native American Tribe Chose to stay in Mississippi instead of going on the Trail of Tears?
The Choctaws
This person fought for justice for her 14-year-old son that was lynched in Mississippi. She used her grief as motivation to fight for change.
Mamie Till-Mobley
These group of college students led a read-in at a Jackson Public Library
Tougaloo 9
During the Civil Rights Movement, Black Students in Jackson held this type of protest outside a Jackson Public Library after their peers were arrested.
Prayer Demonstration
Who was a Presbyterian Preacher and came to Mississippi during Freedom Summer and never left?
Rims Barber
SNCC Started to do civil rights work in this city in 1962
Greenwood
This person housed two civil rights activists after they were released from jail. This led to the creation of Freedom Houses during Freedom Summer.
Vernon Dahmer
People during the summer of 1964 spent their days teaching kids in subjects like Math, Reading, and History.
During the summer of 1964, Civil Rights Activist launched an initiative to get people registered to vote
Freedom Summer
This person led a school walk out after finding out she was expelled from school because she had been part of a civil rights protest.
Brenda Travis
There is a freedom House in this city
Canton
This person led a group of college students to pray in front of the Jackson Public Library after the Tougaloo Nine were arrested.
Medgar Evers
This youth-led Civil Rights Organization played a crucial role in organizing sit-ins, freedom rides, and voter registration drives, empowering young activists to take direct action
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
This march, originally started by James Meredith, became a historic movement for racial justice, drawing together leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Stokely Carmichael, and Medgar Evers' brother to rally against voter suppression and intimidation in Mississippi
Meredith March Against Fear
Who was one of the first people to integrate Grenda High School? She went on to become the first woman and African American Mayor in Grenda.
Dianna Freelon-Foster
What was one of the nicknames for Mound Bayou?
Negro Capital
Jewel of the Delta
This person was the leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
This political group was created to challenge the Democratic Party. They wanted to have a voice in the nomination of president.
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
In 1963, Black citizens in Jackson, Mississippi, organized this economic protest against white-owned businesses, refusing to shop in stores that upheld segregation policies
The Jackson Boycott
This Mississippi-based Activist helped lead voter registration drives and fought for black political representation, becoming a powerful voice for change despite facing violent opposition. She has a famous speech "I question America"
Fannie Lou Hamer