Key Women of the Civil Rights Movement Exercise

Key Women of the Civil Rights Movement

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Key Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Explore the vital contributions of key women in the Civil Rights Movement through this engaging exercise, where you'll research their impactful stories and achievements, ultimately creating a presentation that highlights their legacy and inspiring roles in the fight for equality. Uncover how figures like Rosa Parks, Ella Baker, and Fannie Lou Hamer shaped history and continue to influence social justice today!

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Who is frequently referred to as the 'Mother of the Freedom Movement'?

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    Who was an accomplished singer and activist who continued Dr. King's work after his death by establishing The King Center?

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    Which organizer was instrumental in forming SNCC and encouraged young activist student leadership?

  4. MultiChoice

    Which Mississippi voting rights activist famously gave a moving speech at the 1964 Democratic National Convention stating 'I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired'?

  5. MultiChoice

    Who guided and mentored the 'Little Rock Nine' students during the desegregation of Central High School in 1957?

  6. MultiChoice

    Which student leader helped direct the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins and the Freedom Rides in 1961?

  7. MultiChoice

    Who served as president of the National Council of Negro Women for over 40 years and was a primary organizer of the March on Washington?

  8. MultiChoice

    Which educator developed 'Citizenship Schools' to teach literacy and voter registration rights to southern African Americans?

  9. MultiChoice

    Who was the president of the Women's Political Council in Montgomery that mobilized the initial bus boycott flyer effort?

  10. MultiChoice

    Which political organization was co-founded by Fannie Lou Hamer to challenge the all-white delegation from Mississippi?

  11. MultiChoice

    Who was one of the first two Black students to integrate the University of Alabama in 1963?

  12. MultiChoice

    Who was the NAACP lawyer who drafted the legal complaint in Brown v. Board of Education and later became the first Black female federal judge?