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Media & Civil Rights
What Else Do You Know?
Emmett Till
Matthew Shepard
Vocabulary
100
During this decade, the Civil Rights Movement escalated as well as the development of television.
What is "the 1950's"
100
This historic event took place on August 28, 1963 and involved over 250,000 people. *hint: At the nation's capitol*
What is "March on Washington"
100
Emmett Till born on...
What is "July 25, 1941"
100
Matthew Shepard was...
What is "was an American student at the University of Wyoming who was tortured and murdered near Laramie, Wyoming in October 1998"
100
Define "Racism"
What is "the belief that all members of a certain race possess characteristics or abilities so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races"
200
The last names of these individuals who reported and gave up close and personal accounts of some of the greatest human rights struggles of the 20th century. Chet H******, Claude S*****, and Gene R****** (no specific order)
What is "Huntley, Sitton, and Roberts"
200
True or false: Only over 250,000 African- Americans attended the "March on Washington"
What is "False"
200
He died on this day and because...
What is "August 28, 1955 because he supposedly flirted with a caucasian woman:
200
He was tortured and killed because...
What is "because he was gay"
200
Define "Hate Crimes"
What is "hate crime is a usually violent, prejudice motivated crime that occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived involement in a certain race, religion, or social group"
300
By the 1960's, this percentage of American homes had television.
What is "ninety-one percent (91%)"
300
She was known to congress as "The First Lady of Civil Rights" and is especially known for beginning bus boycotting. *BONUS: How old was she when she died?*
Who is "Rosa Parks" What is "92 years old"
300
The name of the woman that Emmett Till was accused of flirting with was...
What is "Carolyn Bryant"
300
Matthew Shepard died here and on this day-
What is "Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, on October 12 from severe head injuries"
300
Define "Civil Rights" (answers may vary)
What is "Civil/ political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement (the action of breaking the terms of a law) by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression."
400
True or false: People in the Northern part of the U.S. could see what was taking place in the South, and vice versa.
What is "true"
400
Was the Supreme Court's 96th justice and 1st African- American Justice.
Who is "Thurgood Marshall"
400
Although he died in Money, Mississippi, Emmett Till was originally from...
What is "Chicago, Illinois"
400
The name of the act passed by Congress in response to the death of Matthew Shepard
What is "the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act"
400
Freedom Riders were...
What is "Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 and following years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions"
500
Television was important and beneficial to the Civil Rights Movement because... (answers may vary)
What is "Television assisted in helping African- Americans unify" *(also acceptable)* "local Southern media rarely covered news involving racial issues, with that being so, African- Americans now had access to national newscasts that were witnessing and documenting this revolution"
500
From his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, Dr. MLK jr. states: (Finish the sentence) "I have a dream that my four little children...
What is "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
500
Emmett Till's body was disposed in the body of water
What is "the Tallahatchie River"
500
the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was passed by Congress in...
What is "in October 2009"
500
The "NAACP" is... It was formed in...
What is "the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States that formed in 1909. Its mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination