Analyze Civil Rights Movement 1954-1968 as multi-leader Black Freedom Struggle: Brown 1954 + Emmett Till 1955 + Montgomery 1955-56 + Little Rock 1957 + sit-ins + Freedom Rides + March on Washington 1963 + Birmingham + Selma + Voting Rights Act 1965 + MLK assassination — centering Ella Baker + Bayard Rustin + Fannie Lou Hamer + Bob Moses + Diane Nash + Septima Clark per Hall 2005
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~4 min
hist.g8.s.ex_29
Matching
Prompt
Match each event to its date: (a) Brown v. Board; (b) Montgomery Bus Boycott start; (c) Little Rock Nine; (d) Greensboro Sit-Ins; (e) Freedom Rides; (f) Birmingham Children's Crusade.
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
matching
correct
- a
- May 17 1954
- b
- Dec 1 1955 – Dec 20 1956
- c
- Sept 4-25 1957
- d
- Feb 1 1960
- e
- May 4 1961
- f
- May 2-10 1963
Hints
- Brown precedes Till; Greensboro precedes Freedom Rides.
- Birmingham Children's Crusade May 1963 precedes March on Washington Aug 1963.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing Greensboro Feb 1 1960 with Freedom Rides May 4 1961
- Forgetting Brown II 1955 'all deliberate speed'
Used in lessons