protest and progression

• What happened after the bus boycott?

  • the civil right acts was passed in 1957
  • so the government was able to prosecute states which interfered with people's rights to vote
  • Dixiecrats were against this - one members spoke for 24hours in congress so that they ran out of time to vote
  • president Eisen however also spoke against it
• Who were the SLCL?

  • southern Christian Leadership council
  • the leaders were MLK and Ralph Abernathy
  • they done non violent action
  • protests against segregation
  • members where both black and white
  • campaigned focus on helping black people register to vote
• What is the Greensboro sit ins?

  • 1st February 1960 where 4 black students were asked to leave a lunch counter in Greensboro
  • they refused to go and performed a sit ins until closing time
  • press reported the story and it led to thousands of students performing sit ins across the state
  • they sit ins were well organized and they did not react when they were attacked
• What was important about the Greensboro sit in?

  • young people and white people got involved
  • it attracted a lot of media attention
  • it led to many other protests against the county
  • it was simple yet effective tatic
• Who are the Freedom riders?

  • In 1961 when a group of CORE members rode buses from the North to the deep South to see if desegregation was happening
  • it began in Washington DC
• What opposition did the Freedom riders race?

  • Buses were bombed in Alabama
  • and In Birmingham the police chief told the KKk to beat them up
• What people got involved and how did cities react to it?

  • many people got involved and also the SNCC joined in
  • there were over 60 Freedom riders throughout the summer
  • when they cities violence flared up and the riders were arrested
  • over 300 went to Jail in Mississippi
• What lead to the end of the Freedom riders?

  • when the government said that they would force disobedient states to desegregate their buses in 1961
• What is the James Meredith cases?

  • 1962 when the supreme court told the University of Mississippi to accept
  • many people physically stopped him from register
  • federal officers arrived and were attacked by mobs
  • when he did register troops stayed to guard him for the whole year
• What happened in Birmingham Alabama?

  • in 1963 SNNC and SCLC began campaigns like sit-ins, boycotts and peaceful marched
  • many were arrested and sent to jail
  • they decided to do it Birmingham because they knew that the chief police would get provoked into using violence
• What did the chief police do as a result of campaign in Birmingham?

  • he ordered the police to use dogs and fire hoses
  • the photos and report taken made the police look bad
• What was the March in Washington?

  • in 1963 when civil rights leader planned a huge protest march the location of congress and the white house
  • 250,000 people took part and 40,000 were white people
  • the protest was broadcasted and MLK gave his I have a dream speech
• What was important about the March of Washington?

  • black and white people were protesting together
  • after MLK gave his speech there were more supporters
  • it was broadcasted around the world
• What was Freedom summer?

  • in 1964 it was organized by CORE AND SNCC
  • volunteers went to Mississippi to project on black community
  • it was focused on voter registration
  • the kkk burned homes and beat up volunteers
• As a result of the Freedom summer what murdered occurred?

  • 3 volunteers from the freedom summers were adducted and shot by the kkk
  • no one was charged for the murder
• What was the positives of Freedom Summer?

  • they were able to raise awareness for voter registration problems
  • however out of the 17,000 black people who tried to vote only 1,600 were able to
• What is Selma?

  • in 1965 a group in Alabama who invited MLK and SCLC to campaign there
  • as only 1% were registered to vote
  • 600 volunteers tried to walk and the state troops attacked the with tear gases