Black Lives Matter Test - S3

• What system of laws were put in place to deny African Americans civil rights?

  Jim Crow Laws
• What is it called when people of different races have their own separate facilities?

  Segregation
• What is the main racist group that committed violence against Africain Americans called?

  Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
• What is the term used for a murder of someone by an angry mob?

  Lynching
• Which group used economic sanctions to try to stop Africain Americans from voting?

  White Citizen Council
• In which state was Emmett Till murdered?

  Mississippi
• In which African American magazine was Emmett Till's body pictured in?

  Jet
• What does 'boycott' mean?

  to cancel or stop -> to refuse to do something
• In which year did the Montgomery Bus boycott begin?

  1955
• Who initiated the Montgomery Bus boycott?

  Rosa Parks
• Which foreign leader inspired Martin Luther King?

  Mahatma Gandhi
• In which city did the 'sit ins' begin

  Greensbro
• What was Malcolm X's surname at birth?

  Little
• Which religious group did Malcolm X join?

  Nation of Islam
• On a pilgrimage to where did Malcolm X change his views on white people?

  Mecca
• Who first used the slogan 'Black Power'?

  Stokely Carmichael
• During which sporting event was 'Black Power' on display in 1968?

  Olympics
• Which political party was formed to protect and support the rights of Africain Americans?

  Black Panthers
• Name one of the slogans used during the 'Black Lives Matter' movement from 2020 onwards.

  'I can't breathe'
• What method of 'Black Lives Matter' protest was used in Britain prior to sporting events after 2020?

  Taking a knee