Chapter 45 Review Flashcards
Guy who witnessed the protest against segregation, involving police using fire hoses to calm down crowds
Cardell Grey
Police officer who encouraged the use of hoses, clubs and dogs to fight the riots
Police Bull Conner
Lady who would not give up her seat and was part of the NAACP
Rosa Parks
Which association wanted Parks to represent them? Which man approved using Parks as an activist?
Leaders of Montgomery Chapter of NAACP; Ed Nixon
paper asking for participation of boycott
leaflets
What was the 1 day boycott (1st boycott) called?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What association was the organizers of the bus boycott part of?
Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)
Which pastor was part of the Dextor Ave. Baptist Church and was an activist?
Martin Luther King Jr.
How did people travel without buses?
carpool system
What boycott earned MLK a national reputation as a civil rights leader?
Montgomery Bus Boycott`
What group did MLK and his ministers form to redeem the “soul of America”?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
What tactic did African Americans use to fight the segregation?
Nonviolent Resistence
Who was the superintendent of the 1st integrated Central High School?
Virgil Blossom
What was the name of the blacks who were sent to Central HS?
Little Rock Nine`
Who was the governor of Arkansas who disapproved the dissegregation as Little Rock?
Orval Faubus; He even called the National Guard
What did the mayor do in Little Rock about the dissegregation? What was the response to this request?
Mayor sought help with President Eisenhower; Eisenhower issued teh EXECUTIVE ORDER 10730, sending fed. troops to maintain order and enforce integration
Who said, “They throw rocks, spill ink on you, constantly annoy you”? (1 of the Little Rock 9s)
Minnijean Brown
What did the governor do to Little Rock schools?
He closed them down to prevent 2nd year of desegregation