JFK - Civil Rights

What year were the freedom rides

1961

What were the freedom rides aim

Expose southern hypocrisy to the media

What were the successes of the freedom rides

International attention, leveraging grassroots activism and the power of the media through the provocation of southern white people

What was Kennedy’s response to the Freedom Riders

Ordered for the protection of the riders

What did the Interstate Commerce Commission rule in 1955

That racial segregation on interstate trains and buses must end by January 10th 1965

Who did Kennedy appoint as a federal judge in 1961

Thurgood Marshall

What year was the Albany Campaign

1961-1962

Why did the Albany Campaign fail

Ensured that space was available in local jails, media neglected the protest

Who was the police chief in Birmingham, Alabama

Bull Connor

Who was the Governor of Alabama

George Wallace

When was the Birmingham Campaign

April - May 1963

What did Bull Connor use to deter protesters in Birmingham

High pressure hoses and dogs

How many protesters were jailed after Birmingham

2000

When was the March on Washington

August 1963

How many protesters were at the March on Washington

200,000

What speech did MLK deliver at the March on Washington

I Have a Dream

What was the EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Aims of the EEOC

Equal opportunities for federal employees and in companies with contracts with the federal government