Equal rights Flashcards
1
Q
Name a Civil Rights activist and describe what they did for the movement.
A
Rosa Parks:
1955 Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama
Very successful method of protest
Role model for courage in the face of racial injustice
The Supreme Court called for an end to segregation on buses
2
Q
Name a second Civil Rights activist and describe what they did for the movement.
A
Jesse Owens:
In the 1936 Olympics he made world records in 100m, 200m, and 400m relay
Most successful athlete at Olympic games that year
He overruled Hitler’s ideologies
