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Civil Rights Pd 8 24
Civil Rights Flashcards for Period 8 2024's Projects.
What does the SCLC stand for | Southern christian leadership Conference |
What cities did the SCLC happen in | Albany, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama, and Florida |
What year did the SCLC happen | 1957 |
What happened on Jan | 10-11 1957 |
How was the SCLC led and organized | peaceful and nonviolent actions based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and Indian political leader Mohandas Gandhi |
Who is Duke Ellington | An American jazz composer |
Where did he grow up | Washington D |
When was he born | April 29th, 1899 |
Why was he important During the civil rights movement | His music showed that african-americans weren’t inferior or unintelligent |
Why is he important still | His music is studied by jazz players To this day |
The Children March | a march by over 5,000 school students in Birmingham, Alabama on May 2–10, 1963 |
What was Wilma Rudolph's title before she died | She was known as the fastest woman in the world |
How old were the children in the children’s March | 7 to 10 years of age |
Little richard | richard penniman's stage name |
What instrument did richard penniman play | Piano |
What artists did richard penniman influence | The beatles, elvis and elton john |
What genre did richard penniman play | Rock and roll |
What award did he win | Pioneer award |
Quincy Jones | Quincy Jones birth name |
When was Qunicy Jones born | March 14, 1933 |
How many Grammys does Quincy Jones have | 28 |
What instrument did Qunicy Jones play | Trumpet |
How many Academy awards does Quincy Jones have | 7 |
What is Quincy Jones's label called | Qwest Records |
The Albany Movement | One of the first mass movements in the Civil Rights era |
What year did the The Albany Movement begin | 1961 |
How many people got jailed because of the Albany Movement | 1,000 People |
Who led the The Albany Movement | William G |
When did the The Albany Movement end | 1962 |
What organization helped lead The Albany Movement | The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
How old was Lena Horne when she started performing at Harlems white-dominated cotton club | 16 |
This live record became RCA’s best-selling album by a female artist | Lena Horne at the Waldorf Astoria |
Lena Horne attended this major political event | The March on Washington |
Lena Horne was born this year | 1917 |
What is Lena Horne remembered for | A civil rights advist |
What event where nearly 25,000 demonstrators gathered at the Lincoln memorial | The prayer pilgrimage for freedom |
What date did the prayer pilgrimage event take place | May 17 1957 |
What were 3 things that were featured during this event | Speeches, songs, spirituals |
How long did the prayer pilgrimage for freedom last | 3 hours |
Who organized the prayer pilgrimage for freedom | Philip randolph, Bayard Rustin, and Ella Baker |