Peaceful protests and their impact, 1963-65 (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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What did civil rights campaigners learn by 1963 was crucial for achieving change?
What did civil rights campaigners learn by 1963 was crucial for achieving change?
Gaining media attention
Who was the police chief in Birmingham known for being easily provoked into violent responses?
Who was the police chief in Birmingham known for being easily provoked into violent responses?
Eugene 'Bull' Connor
What did Bull Connor order against peaceful protesters when jails became full?
What did Bull Connor order against peaceful protesters when jails became full?
Water cannons and police dogs
Which peaceful protest methods were used in the Birmingham campaign?
Which peaceful protest methods were used in the Birmingham campaign?
Marches, sit-ins, boycotts, meetings
What was the full name of the 1963 march to Washington D.C.?
What was the full name of the 1963 march to Washington D.C.?
March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom
How many people participated in the March on Washington in 1963?
How many people participated in the March on Washington in 1963?
More than 250,000
What famous speech did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver at the March on Washington?
What famous speech did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver at the March on Washington?
'I have a dream' speech
Which organisations organised the Freedom Summer campaign in 1964?
Which organisations organised the Freedom Summer campaign in 1964?
SNCC and CORE
Where did the Freedom Summer campaign take place?
Where did the Freedom Summer campaign take place?
Mississippi
Why were most Freedom Summer volunteers white college students from respectable families?
Why were most Freedom Summer volunteers white college students from respectable families?
Violence against them would get more media
How many Black Americans successfully registered to vote during Freedom Summer?
How many Black Americans successfully registered to vote during Freedom Summer?
1,600 out of 17,000 attempts
Who were the three civil rights activists killed in Mississippi on 21 June 1964?
Who were the three civil rights activists killed in Mississippi on 21 June 1964?
Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney