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Who was the Governor of Alabama?
The Governor of Alabama was George Wallace.
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Who was the Governor of Alabama?
The Governor of Alabama was George Wallace.
What militant leader did Mrs. King visit with? Why was Martin Luther King not able to meet with him?
Mrs. King visits Malcolm X because MLK was in jail.
After Jimmy Lee Jackson the Protester was killed by the police in the restaurant Dr. King met his father at the Coroners - Finish Dr. Kings Quote -
The first thing that MLK said was 'God was first to cry'.
According to Dr. King who murdered Jimmy Lee Jackson?
According to MLK, every white man, politician, preacher, and everyone who stands silent.
Our Lives are not fully lived if we are not willing to do what?
Our lives are not fully lived until we are not willing to die for those we love and what we believe.
What is published in the local newspaper once a black person registered to vote in Alabama?
The name and address was published in the local newspaper.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Who was the Governor of Alabama? | The Governor of Alabama was George Wallace. |
What militant leader did Mrs. King visit with? Why was Martin Luther King not able to meet with him? | Mrs. King visits Malcolm X because MLK was in jail. |
After Jimmy Lee Jackson the Protester was killed by the police in the restaurant Dr. King met his father at the Coroners - Finish Dr. Kings Quote - | The first thing that MLK said was 'God was first to cry'. |
According to Dr. King who murdered Jimmy Lee Jackson? | According to MLK, every white man, politician, preacher, and everyone who stands silent. |
Our Lives are not fully lived if we are not willing to do what? | Our lives are not fully lived until we are not willing to die for those we love and what we believe. |
What is published in the local newspaper once a black person registered to vote in Alabama? | The name and address was published in the local newspaper. |
What are poll taxes? | Poll taxes are when you have to pay to vote. |
What is a voting voucher? | A voting voucher is a person, who voted, that has to personally vouch for credibility to vote. |
What was President Johnson's reaction to Dr. King's demands? | The President's reaction to MLK's demands was that he had one issue and he had 101. |
How was Dr. King's family personally attacked? | MLK's family was receiving phone calls of people impersonating MLK to trick his wife. |
What happened on the Bridge? What is your reaction? | Black protestors were brutally attacked after they peacefully walked across the bridge. I thought that it was devastating and disgusting that they would be attacked based on the color of their skin. |
Why did the S.C.L.C. submit an appeal to the courts? | The SCLC submitted an appeal to the courts in order to change the Wallace mandate that was against the march. |
Who was the highest ranking federal official willing to meet with Dr. King to try and convince him to cancel the march? | The highest ranking official was the assistant attorney general. |
What is the name of the famous Bridge in Selma? | The name of the bridge was Edmund Pettus Bridge. |
Why do you think Dr. King does not cross the Bridge on the second day? | I think that he does not cross the bridge because he would have rather had people mad at him for not fulfilling the march then have thousands of people bleeding or dead. |
What happened to Reverend James Reeb? | Reverend James Reeb was murdered. |
How did the court rule on the 5 day march? | The court approved the march. |
Why did the Governor of Alabama visit President Johnson? | The governor of Alabama visited President Johnson because he wanted the president to deal with the protestors and stop the march. |
What was President Johnson's famous response delivered to a joint session of Congress? | His response was to eliminate the voting restrictions in all elections so that all Americans are given the right to vote and become equal. |
What year was Dr. King murdered? How old was he? | MLK was murdered in 1968, and he was 39 years old. |