Civil rights organizations challenge discrimination and promote social justice through various means such as lobbying, legal action, education, and protests
The SCLC was led by Martin Luther King Jr
Which civil rights organization was led by Martin Luther King Jr.?
SCLC
Medgar Evers led the NAACP through legal challenges.
True
Match the civil rights leader with their organization and leadership style:
Martin Luther King Jr. ↔️ SCLC, Nonviolent resistance
Medgar Evers ↔️ NAACP, Legal challenges
James Farmer ↔️ CORE, Nonviolent civil disobedience
Stokely Carmichael ↔️ SNCC, Black power
The SCLC was led by Martin Luther King Jr. and focused on nonviolent direct action and civil disobedience
Match the organization with its primary strategy:
NAACP ↔️ Legal challenges
SCLC ↔️ Nonviolent direct action
CORE ↔️ Nonviolent civil disobedience
SNCC ↔️ Voter registration drives
What tactics did the SCLC use to challenge segregation?
Protests, marches, boycotts
Which organization was Stokely Carmichael associated with?
SNCC
Match the leader with their organization:
Martin Luther King Jr. ↔️ SCLC
Medgar Evers ↔️ NAACP
James Farmer ↔️ CORE
Stokely Carmichael ↔️ SNCC
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was organized by the SCLC.
True
What strategy did CORE use during the Freedom Rides?
Nonviolent civil disobedience
What are civil rights organizations formed to advocate for?
Equality and rights
Match the civil rights organization with its primary focus:
SCLC ↔️ Nonviolent direct action
CORE ↔️ Civil disobedience tactics
SNCC ↔️ Voter registration drives
Match the civil rights organization with its primary strategy:
NAACP ↔️ Legal challenges
SCLC ↔️ Nonviolent direct action
CORE ↔️ Civil disobedience
SNCC ↔️ Voter registration
What was one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s key contributions as leader of the SCLC?
Led Montgomery Bus Boycott
What is the primary focus of the NAACP?
Legal challenges to segregation
Which organization played a key role in the Freedom Summer campaign?
SNCC
Who led the SCLC and emphasized nonviolent resistance?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who filed landmark lawsuits that helped dismantle the Jim Crow system?
Medgar Evers
What range of strategies and tactics did civil rights organizations use to achieve equality?
Legal challenges to direct action
The NAACP is the oldest and largest civil rights organization.
True
What type of civil disobedience did CORE pioneer?
Sit-ins and freedom rides
Civil rights organizations primarily advocate for African Americans.
True
Arrange the organizational strategies and tactics of major civil rights organizations:
1️⃣ Legal challenges by NAACP
2️⃣ Nonviolent protests by SCLC
3️⃣ Civil disobedience by CORE
4️⃣ Voter registration by SNCC
James Farmer led CORE with nonviolent civil disobedience
What was the NAACP's primary focus?
Legal challenges to segregation
CORE pioneered the use of nonviolent civil disobedience tactics like sit-ins and freedom rides.
True
CORE organized sit-ins and freedom rides to desegregate public facilities
The NAACP primarily used legal strategies, while the SCLC, CORE, and SNCC employed direct action tactics.
True
Stokely Carmichael promoted the "black power" philosophy within the SNCC