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Explore significant cities in the Civil Rights Movement such as Memphis, Selma, Birmingham, and more where historic events unfolded, shaping the fight for equality. Discover the pivotal role these cities played in advancing civil rights in the United States.
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Question 1 - 10 • Where did the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. occur?
Answer 1 – 10 • Memphis, Tennessee
Question 1 - 20 • Where the “march of freedom” took place, in which state troopers and deputized citizens brutally attacked marchers in full view of television, known later as “Bloody Sunday”?
Answer 1 – 20 • Selma, Alabama
Question 1 - 30 • City where brutal violence used against demonstrators led to Dr. King being jailed (during which time he wrote his famous letter) and prompted Kennedy to prepare a new civil rights bill?
Answer 1 – 30 • Birmingham, Alabama
Question 1 - 40 • City where, for the first time since the Civil War, a state’s armed forces (National Guard) were used to oppose the federal government (school desegregation)?
Answer 1 – 40 • Little Rock, Arkansas
Question 1 - 50 • City where the sit-in at Woolworth’s sparked a new mass movement for civil rights?
Answer 1 – 50 • Greensboro, North Carolina
Question 2 - 10 • City in which there was a successful bus boycott?
Answer 2 – 10 • Montgomery, Alabama