Starter quiz
- Write the missing word. ______ rights are rights which every citizen in a country has.
- 'Civil' ✓
- What was Elizabeth Eckford part of?
- Board of Education of Topeka
- federal government
- Little Rock Nine ✓
- US Supreme Court
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- Who sent troops to support the Little Rock Nine in 1957?
- Governor Faubus of Arkansas
- President Eisenhower ✓
- US Supreme Court
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- Which two organisations consistently campaigned for improved African American civil rights in the early 20th century?
- church groups ✓
- NAACP ✓
- Congress
- Supreme Court
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- What ruling was made in the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954?
- all segregation was constitutional
- all segregation was unconstitutional
- school segregation was constitutional
- school segregation was unconstitutional ✓
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔The NAACP was founded.
- 2⇔Brown v. Board of Education case
- 3⇔Little Rock Central High School desegregated.
- 4⇔Elizabeth Eckford was confronted by hostile crowds.
- 5⇔International media spread images of the Little Rock Nine.
- 6⇔Eisenhower sent federal troops into Arkansas.
Exit quiz
- What is it called when groups of people refuse to use or buy certain products and services?
- 'boycott' ✓
- Identify the examples of direct action which were part of the Civil Rights Movement.
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
- Montgomery Bus Boycott ✓
- Greensboro sit-in ✓
- Freedom Rides ✓
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- Martin Luther King Jr first became a widely recognised civil rights leader during which protest?
- Montgomery Bus Boycott ✓
- Greensboro sit-in
- Freedom Rides
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- Where did the Freedom Riders travel?
- Across the US North
- Across the US South ✓
- Outside of the USA
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- Identify the benefits of publicity for civil rights campaigners using direct action.
- It made opponents realise that they were wrong.
- It helped increase participation. ✓
- It put pressure on the federal government to act. ✓
- It forced the Supreme Court to outlaw more racist laws.
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔Supreme Court ordered for transport facilities to be desegregated.
- 2⇔Freedom Rides were organised.
- 3⇔Freedom Rider bus was firebombed in Alabama.
- 4⇔Many Freedom Riders were jailed.
- 5⇔Outrage in the North and internationally grew.
- 6⇔Federal government acted to force desegregation.
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Key learning points
- Direct action was one of the methods used to challenge segregation.
- The Montgomery Bus Boycott challenged segregation on buses.
- Sit-ins and the Freedom Rides were organised to challenge segregation in the early 1960s.
- Direct action aimed to attract media attention.
- Publicity helped increase participation in protests and create more pressure for change.
Common misconception
Civil rights campaigners avoided situations where they might be attacked by opponents.
Attacks by opponents helped generate more publicity and sympathy for civil rights protests so risky situations were not avoided.
Keywords
Boycott - when groups of people refuse to use or buy certain products and services
Direct action - the use of demonstrations or protests to achieve a goal, rather than negotiation or legal action
Publicity - widespread notice or attention given to someone or something by the media
Enhance - to improve something
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