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SELMA Student Guide Part 1

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This deck covers key concepts and historical figures related to the civil rights movement as presented in the SELMA Student Guide Part 1.

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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Key Terms

Term
Definition
SNCC:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
SCLC:
Southern Christian Leadership Committee.
NAACP:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
What year did Martin Luther King win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Martin Luther King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
What questions did Mrs. Annie Lee Cooper have to answer when she was trying to register to vote?
Mrs. Annie Lee Cooper had to answer what the preamble of the United States and how many judges there were in Alabama.
What question did the Mrs. Cooper fail to answer leading to her being denied her voter registration?
Mrs. Annie Lee Cooper failed to answer what the names of all the judges in Alabama were.
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SELMA Student Guide Part 1
TermDefinition
SNCC:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
SCLC:
Southern Christian Leadership Committee.
NAACP:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
What year did Martin Luther King win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Martin Luther King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
What questions did Mrs. Annie Lee Cooper have to answer when she was trying to register to vote?
Mrs. Annie Lee Cooper had to answer what the preamble of the United States and how many judges there were in Alabama.
What question did the Mrs. Cooper fail to answer leading to her being denied her voter registration?
Mrs. Annie Lee Cooper failed to answer what the names of all the judges in Alabama were.
Who was President of the United States in 1965?
The president in 1965 was Lyndon B. Johnson.
What did Martin Luther King want from the President?
MLK wanted to talk about the denial of voting for African Americans.
What did Johnson want to focus on instead?
Johnson wanted to focus on desegregation and eradication of poverty.
Why were Southern courtroom juries all white? Why were Blacks not on Juries in the South?
The Southern courtroom juries were all white because you can not serve on jury unless you can vote. The blacks were not on Juries in the South because they do not have the right to vote.
What strategy did the F.B.I. employ against Martin Luther King?
The FBI's strategy was to go after his wife and weaken the dynamic of his home.
Who was the Director of the F.B.I.?
The director of the FBI was J. Edgar Hoover.
What entertainer did Martin Luther King call when he needed to 'hear the Lord's voice'?
MLK calls Mahalia Jackson when he needs to 'hear the Lord's voice'.
What percent of Selma was black?
Selma was 50% black.
What percent of Blacks in Selma voted?
Less than 2% of Blacks in Selma could vote.
What does S.N.C.C. stand for?
SNCC stands for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
What conflict existed between Martin Luther King and S.N.C.C.?
The conflict between MLK and SNCC was that they had to clean up after the damage there was after the impact the MLK caused.
Who was the Sheriff in Selma?
The Sheriff in Selma was Jim Clark.
Who was the police chief in Albany, Georgia?
The police chief in Albany was Laurie Pritchette.
Who was the Sheriff in Birmingham?
The sheriff in Birmingham was Bull Conor.