1961
There were originally ___ Freedom Riders ?
13
Who was the first American to orbit earth ?
John Glenn
What time was JFK pronounced dead ?
1:00 pm
The Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 which was sparked by the refusal of who ?
Rosa Parks
What allowed greater numbers of African Americans to participate in politics and government at the local, state and national level ?
Civil Rights and Voting Rights Act
How many years of presidency did JFK serve ?
Two years
John Glenn was the ___ American in space ?
3rd
Where did Dr. Martin Luther King deliver his speech at ?
The 1963 March on Washington
Who signed the Civil Rights Act into law on July 2, 1964?
President Lyndon B. Johnson
The ________ march was part of a series of civil-rights protests that occurred in 1965 in Alabama.
The Selma to Montgomery
What type of bill and tax cut were enacted within a year of JFK death ?
A Civil Rights bill
How many days did the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a military standoff in October 1962?
13 days
What was immediately recognized as a highlight of the successful protest, and has endured as one of the signature moments of the civil rights movement ?
The "I have a dream" speech delivered by MLK
What other act the Civil Rights Act laid important groundwork for?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Who was Malcolm X ?
An African American nationalist and religious leader
Who were the Freedom Riders ?
Freedom Riders were groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in freedom rides and bus trips through the American South.
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev had planned on sending the missiles to Cuba with the specific goal of increasing what?
His nation’s nuclear strike capability.
President John F. Kennedy and his political advisers were preparing for what before he was assassinated?
The next presidential campaign that JFK was going to run for.
What prize was MLK awarded with and was the youngest to receive it ?
The Nobel Peace Prize
How was Malcolm X killed?
Malcolm X was shot to death by Nation of Islam members while speaking at a rally of his organization in New York City.
What was the result of the first violent incident occurred on May 12 in Rock Hill among the Freedom Riders?
Three of the Freedom Riders were viciously attacked.
President John Kennedy notified Americans about the presence of the missiles, he explained his decision to enact a naval _____ around Cuba ?
blockade
Where did the bullets hit JFK that killed him ?
Bullets struck the president's neck and head.
What did King question about why the civil rights movement received the Nobel Peace award, when it had not yet ...... ?
Won the very peace and brotherhood which is the essence of the Nobel Prize
President Lyndon Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress, calling for federal voting rights legislation to protect African Americans from?
Barriers that prevented them from voting.