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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 |