Civil Rights movement - leadership and protest

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Civil Rights movement - leadership and protest

While the first challenges to the Jim Crow laws of the South revolved around education, the first large scale demonstration against segregation was

the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Multiple Select

Which of the following is true of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

it began with Rosa Parks - the first woman to refuse to leave her seat

it was unsuccessful - the city refused to recognize the 14th amendment rights of its black passengers

it lasted for over a year.

It was orchestrated (led) by Martin Luther King, Jr.

The leader who emerged during the bus boycott

was a Baptist Minister from Atlanta
was named Martin Luther King
was in his 20s
was initially unsure he should lead since he wasn't local

Did you know...

he was arrested 30 times?
he was often compared to Mohandas Gandhi?
he advocated for non-violence?
he urged followers to disobey unjust laws?

Civil Rights organizations worked together in different areas

SNCC - The Student Nonviolent coordinating committee was formed to give young people a voice in the movement
SCLC - The Southern Christian Leadership Council headed by MLK and other ministers
The NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People - the oldest civil rights organization
CORE - the Congress of Racial Equality - the leading activist organization during the Civil Rights Era

Multiple Choice

Which organization was created to bring young people into the Civil Rights movement?

CORE

SCLC

SNCC

NAACP

Multiple Choice

What does CORE stand for?

The Committee for Religious Equality

The Congress of Racial Equality

The Committee for Radical Equanimity

Multiple Choice

Members of CORE protested by doing all except for

having sit ins

having stand ins

having voter registration drives

attacking police stations

Multiple Choice

Where did CORE meetings take place?

at churches

at homes

both

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