Starter quiz
- Write the missing word: Direct action aimed to attract ______ attention.
- 'media' ✓
- Identify the example which was not a form of direct action.
- Brown v. Board of Education ✓
- Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Greensboro sit-in
- Freedom Rides
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- Who emerged as a civil rights leader during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Harry Truman
- Joseph McCarthy
- Martin Luther King Jr ✓
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- Write the missing region. The Freedom Riders travelled through the American ______ during 1961.
- 'south' ✓
- Identify the outcomes which were not benefits of publicity for civil rights campaigners using direct action.
- it made opponents realise that they were wrong ✓
- helped increase participation
- put pressure on the federal government to act
- 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⇔Brown v. Board of Education
- 2⇔Montgomery Bus Boycott
- 3⇔Greensboro sit-in
- 4⇔Freedom Rides
Exit quiz
- Write the missing word. ______ is when the right to vote (the franchise) is taken away from a group of people.
- 'disenfranchisement' ✓
- Which African American is often considered the leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?
- 'Martin Luther King Jr' ✓
- What type of protest was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s committed to?
- peaceful ✓
- radical
- violent
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- In which Northern city did the leader of the Civil Rights Movement lead a freedom movement in 1966?
- 'Chicago' ✓
- Why was a large-scale civil rights campaign staged in Birmingham in 1963?
- the police force in Birmingham was supportive
- the police force in Birmingham was violent ✓
- the police force in Birmingham was weak
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔1964 Civil Rights Act passed
- 2⇔African Americans continue to suffer from disenfranchisement
- 3⇔March organised from Selma
- 4⇔Bloody Sunday
- 5⇔1965 Voting Rights Act passed
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Key learning points
- Major civil rights protests took place in Birmingham, Washington and Selma.
- Martin Luther King Jr hoped to pressure lawmakers into taking action on civil rights.
- The federal government passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act in 1965.
- King's Chicago Freedom Movement achieved little success.
Common misconception
Martin Luther King wanted to avoid violent reactions from opponents of the Civil Rights Movement.
King stuck to peaceful protest but deliberately campaigned in locations like Birmingham where it was believed opponents were likely to react violently.
Keywords
Disenfranchisement - when the right to vote is taken away from a group of people
Ghetto - an area of a city where people of a particular race or religion live, especially a poor area
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