Flashcards on The Evolution of Civil Rights in the U.S.
The Evolution of Civil Rights in the U.S.: A Comprehensive Guide
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Civil Rights Movements and History
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Card 1
Question: Who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus and was arrested on December 1, 1955?
Answer: Rosa Parks, a Black woman and local NAACP activist.
Card 2
Question: How many Black citizens of Montgomery organized the bus boycott and how long did it last?
Answer: About 30,000 Black citizens organized a 381-day boycott (5 December 1955 to 20 December 1956).
Card 3
Question: Who was selected to lead the Montgomery bus boycott committee?
Answer: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Card 4
Question: What organization, established in 1957, was made up of ministers from predominantly Black churches and led by Martin Luther King Jr.?
Answer: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
Card 5
Question: What was the SCLC best known for?
Answer: Organizing non-violent resistance to segregation across the South.
Card 6
Question: What principle did King urge participants of the SCLC to follow during the struggle?
Answer: To "forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline."
Card 7
Question: What tactic did university students use in 1960 to protest segregation in eating facilities?
Answer: Lunch-counter sit-ins.
Card 8
Question: Where and when was the first lunch-counter sit-in held?
Answer: Greensboro, North Carolina in 1960.
Card 9
Question: Which student organization emerged from the sit-in movement?
Answer: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Card 10
Question: What did the Freedom Rides protest and when did they occur?
Answer: They protested segregation in interstate bus transportation in 1961.