The March to Justice (1954-1968)
Directions
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Part 1
Answer the following questions in two to three complete sentences. (Each question is worth
three points)
1.
Explain why King and other civil rights leaders chose Birmingham, Alabama, for the site
of protests.
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It was one of the most segregated cities in the USA
2.
Discuss each of the three major civil rights gained by African Americans. Include the
court decisions or federal laws, along with the years they occurred, in your answer.
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It ended segregation, Black voter suppression and discriminatory employment and housing
practices
3.
Describe Project C and explain who was behind it and what that group wanted to
accomplish.
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Project C (for confrontation), an ambitious program that wedded economic pressure
and large scale direct action protest to undermine the city's rigid system of segregation
Wyatt Walker was one of the main leaders. the goals of Project C were: Desegregation
of Birmingham's public accommodations, including businesses and schools.
4.
How could Congress have designed a draft system that was fairer to African Americans
during the Vietnam War?
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Make it more like the previous ones for the white people.
Part 2
Answer the following questions by writing at least a paragraph (five sentences). (Each question
is worth ten points)
1.
Why was it important for civil rights protestors to prepare before sit-ins? Explain how
protestors prepared.
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Its use of nonviolence inspired the Freedom Riders and others to take up the cause of
integration in the South, furthering the cause of equal rights in the United States.
Protestors would prepare by setting a certain date and time to meet up.
2.
Compare and contrast the primary methods the NAACP and the SCLC used to further
the civil rights movement.
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SCLC: Influenced by faith and committed to mass nonviolent action such as: sit-ins,
marches, and boycotts. Lead by MLK Jr. SNCC: College aged students who worked
together to aide the civil rights movement. NAACP: Took the fight through civil rights
through law.
3.
How did states resist following Brown v Board of Education? Were these efforts
successful? Your answer should mention specific examples.
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Some organized the "White Citizens Council." Some created more schools for African
American students to attend.
4.
Why did Martin Luther King, Jr. stop the second March on Montgomery before it reached
that city? Do you agree or disagree with his decision?
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He believed that the troopers were trying to create an opportunity that would allow them
to enforce a federal injunction prohibiting the march. I agree with his decision.