Troubled Affluence Continued (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Another name for lunch counter protests
Another name for lunch counter protests
Sit-ins
Date Greensboro sit-ins began
Date Greensboro sit-ins began
February 1, 1960
Store where first sit-in occurred
Store where first sit-in occurred
Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina
Three cities sit-ins spread to
Three cities sit-ins spread to
Nashville, Atlanta, Raleigh
Strategy used in sit-ins
Strategy used in sit-ins
Nonviolent resistance techniques
Diane Nash's role in Nashville sit-ins
Diane Nash's role in Nashville sit-ins
Key organizer, SNCC leader
Student leader in sit-ins, later U.S. Congressman
Student leader in sit-ins, later U.S. Congressman
John Lewis
Org. that organized first Freedom Ride
Org. that organized first Freedom Ride
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Date first Freedom Ride began
Date first Freedom Ride began
May 4, 1961
Alabama cities where Freedom Riders attacked
Alabama cities where Freedom Riders attacked
Anniston, Birmingham, Montgomery
Attorney General who sent federal marshals
Attorney General who sent federal marshals
Robert Kennedy
Date Rosa Parks was arrested
Date Rosa Parks was arrested
December 1, 1955
Date of March on Washington
Date of March on Washington
August 28, 1963
MLK's famous speech at March on Washington
MLK's famous speech at March on Washington
I Have a Dream
Date MLK was assassinated
Date MLK was assassinated
April 4, 1968