Reading Challenge
Ch. 44 – Civil Right Revolution: “Like a mighty stream …”/EQ: How did civil rights activists advance the ideals of
liberty, equality and opportunity for African Americans?
Reading Challenge
1.
What action aboard this bus from Montgomery, Alabama, inspired African Americans to boycott the bus
system there?
2.
The bus law that Rosa Parks was protesting in 1955 required Africans Americans
3.
Whom did the Montgomery Improvement Association choose to lead a boycott against the segregated bus
system?
4.
What resulted from the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
5.
How did the principal of Central High School reveal that he believed integration would not be permanent?
6.
Daisy Bates tried to improve conditions for the Little Rock Nine by
7.
What evidence did Daisy Bates provide showing that not all white students were bitterly opposed to the
presence of African Americans in the school?
8.
How did Governor Orval Faubus fight the integration of Central High School?
9.
Based on the evidence in this photo, what did the owner of this soda fountain do to avoid serving African
American customers?
10. These men are staging a protest at this Nashville lunch counter. This protest was called
11. Where was the first sit-in held?
12. Nonviolent protests, such as sit-ins, were acts of
13. These people were participating in a march in Washington, D.C. Based on this photo and the chapter, what
were they protesting?
14. Who called Birmingham the most segregated city in the United States?
15. What happened when African American students gathered to march in Birmingham on May 3, 1963?
16. How did President Kennedy react to the racist backlash following the announced desegregation of
Birmingham's public facilities?
17. What message are these protesters sending with the signs they are holding?
18. Why would civil rights activists organize public demonstrations like the March on Washington?
19. Who originally proposed the March on Washington?
20. Which of the following was enacted the year after the March on Washington and would have a major impact
on civil rights?