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FIGHT THE POWER!!!
The "Big 4"
Understanding the Movement
Equality
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TRUE OR FALSE: THERE IS ONLY 1 TYPE OF POWER STRUCTURE IN SOCIETY.
False.
100
TRUE OR FALSE: DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, MARTIN LUTHER KING SPEARHEADED ALL OF THE MOVEMENT'S ORGANIZATIONS.
False.
100
This landmark court decision resulted in the de-segregation of American schools.
What is Brown v. The Board of Education
100
The rights that all citizens of a society are supposed to have, e.g. the right to vote or to receive fair treatment from the law.
What are civil rights.
200
This type of power structure controls the laws, and has access to resources such as the military.
What is government.
200
THIS ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN APRIL 1960.
What is the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.
200
In 1955, this 14 year old boy was dragged form his bed, and murdered by 2 white men. At his funeral, his face was beaten so badly that it was unrecognizable.
Who is Emmett Till.
200
These kinds of rights are those that are "endowed upon you by your creator" and they cannot be given to you or taken away by law.
What are human rights.
300
What is the formal definition of power?
Power is the ability of one to control his or her environment.
300
The term "Big 4" refers to what five Civil Rights Organizations? (Please say the ENTIRE name and not just the abbreviations)
What are, NAACP, Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, the Congress on Racial Equality, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
300
In “From Flint Michigan to Your Front Door”, 4 year old LaRon refers to this modern invention as a "window" into the world of white people.
What is the television.
300
These words come from this very important document: We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
What is the Decleration of Independence.
400
Starbucks uses their profits to give to social causes and also encourages their employees to volunteer with local community organizations. This is an example of using what type of power structure to create social change?
What is the business power structure.
400
The "Greensboro 4" were a group of young college freshman who attended this HBCU.
What is North Carolina A&T.
400
This type of racism is - that which is in reality or evidenced by human attitude but is not illegal
What is de facto racism.
400
The idea that societies can improve in terms of it’s social, political, and economic structures. This may happen as a result of social enterprise, policy, or social activism. It involves a change in the social order.
What is social change.
500
This word means power which is made legitimate through governement and laws. An examaple of this is the President of the United States.
What is authority.
500
What is the formal definition of non-violent resistence?
Non-Violent Resistance: a tactic well suited to struggles in which a minority group lacks access to major sources of power within a society. This type of resistance is the practice of achieving socio-political change through non-violent means.
500
Prejudice or discrimination by one group toward others perceived as a different 'race', plus the power to enforce it.
What is racism.
500
This type of racism is - that which is a matter of law
What is de jure racism.