Studies Weekly Week 27

During the first half of the 20th century, African Americans realized that more could be done to promote equal right if they________________.

• made movies about equal rights

• sponsored international conferences on equal rights

• organized and worked together in groups

Which Alabama city was home to many important events in the Civil RIghts Movement?

• Huntsville

• Montgomery

• Mobile

What childhood moment started Martin Luther King Jr. on the path to becoming a civil rights leader?

• when someone pulled a curtain between his family and others on the train

• when his uncle did not receive a job promotion he deserved based on racial discrimination

• when he traveled to Ghana and experienced what it was like to not be discriminated against

What belief is Martin Luther King Jr. most famous for?

• his belief in non-violent resistance

• his belief in television as an agent for social change

• his belief in prophetic dreams

What happened when African AMerican protesters refused to fight back during demonstrations?

• Many of them died.

• People all over began to speak out in favor of the Civil Rights Movement.

• The attackers felt guilty and joined the movement.

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus

• thirteen months when African Americans in

  Montgomery refused to ride the bus

• a month when a lack of gasoline shut down the bus lines in Montgomery

What honor was Rosa Parks given at her death?

• a 21-gun salute

• an F-35 jet flyover at her burial

• having her casket placed in the U.S. Capitol for two days

Which Alabama politician apologized to Civil Rights leaders for his outspoken support of segregation later in his life?

• Albert Brewer

• John Patterson

• George Wallace