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    The document provides information about key figures and events of the American Civil Rights Movement. It discusses Jackie Robinson being the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. It also mentions Ralph Abernathy, a pastor who participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The document also provides details about the Freedom Riders, who challenged segregation on buses, and SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee who organized sit-ins. It also gives biographical information about Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and compares their philosophies and tactics in the Civil Rights Movement.

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    The document provides information about key figures and events of the American Civil Rights Movement. It discusses Jackie Robinson being the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. It also mentions Ralph Abernathy, a pastor who participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The document also provides details about the Freedom Riders, who challenged segregation on buses, and SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee who organized sit-ins. It also gives biographical information about Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and compares their philosophies and tactics in the Civil Rights Movement.

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    Name: ____________________________________

    The Civil Rights Movement

    Jackie Robinson

    Where was he born?


    Cairo, Georgia

    Who did Jackie play with in the Negro League?


    Kansas City Monarchs

    Who did he play with after that?


    Los Angele Dodgers

    Why is that so significant?


    The first African American to play Major League Baseball in the United States

    Ralph Abernathy

    Where was Ralph a pastor?


    First Baptist in Montgomery

    What did he do in Montgomery from 1955-56?


    The Montgomery Bus Boycott

    What was his response to Robert Kennedy’s claim that the Freedom Riders were an
    embarrassment?
    “Well, doesn’t the Attorney General know we’ve been embarrassed all our lives?”

    Why was Ralph arrested?


    He led peaceful protests against unconstitutional bans on race mixing

    How did he help the Civil Rights movement after King’s death?
    He continued the practice of nonviolent resistance as a means of achieving equality
    for African Americans

    Freedom Riders

    Who was the Civil Rights group who created the Freedom Riders?
    COREs

    How were blacks & whites seated on the buses of the Freedom Riders?
    AA in front, whites in the back with one pair sitting together
    Why did they do this & have whites go in black areas & vice versa?
    To show the switch of roles and how they feel

    Who was the police chief that allowed a mob to beat the Freedom Riders in
    Birmingham?
    Bull Conner

    What was his excuse for letting the mob beat the Freedom Riders?
    Mother’s Day

    SNCC

    What does SNCC stand for?


    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

    What is a sit-in?
    Occupy place as form of protest

    Where was the first sit-in?


    Greensboro North Carolina

    MLK

    At what University was King elected senior president?


    Morehouse College

    What personally happened to King during the bus boycotts?


    Tried and convicted

    How many miles did MLK travel?


    Six million miles

    What was his famous speech given in Washington D.C.?


    I HAVE A DREAM

    Malcolm X

    What was Malcolm X’s real name?


    Malcom Little

    What organization did Malcolm X join I prison?


    Nation of Islam
    Why did he replace his last name with X?
    Rejection of his slave name

    What weeklong news show hosted by Mike Wallace was Malcolm X featured in?
    60 minutes

    Why did Malcolm X lose faith in Elijah Muhammad?


    Extramarital affairs

    Compare & Contrast MLK & Malcolm X. Be sure to include philosophy, tactics, etc.

    MLK Malcolm X

    Born May 19, 1925


    Born January 15th,
    1929 Assassinated by NOI
    members
    Assassinated April 4th
    1968 Wanted economically
    independent Black
    Born to modest pastors - Did jail time
    America
    - Strive to
    Graduated college and influence
    Use action and order
    received several
    honors and badges of
    excellence

    Equality of the good


    man not just AA

    Never used violence

    Listened to reason

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