Martin Luther King and his tactics 1958-62

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Who set up and was president of the SCLC?
Martin Luther King
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When was the SCLC founded?
1957
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What does the SCLC stand for?
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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When was the first sit-in?
February 1960
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Where was the first sit-in?
Woolworth's in Greensboro North Carolina
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How many students demanded to be served at a whites only counter at the first sit-in?
85
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In total how many people took part in the first sit-in?
70,000
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Other variations of sit-ins that developed to try end segregation included '...-ins' in churches, '...-ins' in swimming pools and 'read-ins' in libraries.
Other variations of sit-ins that developed to try end segregation included 'kneel-ins' in churches, 'wade-ins' in swimming pools and 'read-ins' in libraries.
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By 1961 how many towns and cities were desegregated?
810
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When was SNCC formed?
April 1960
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What does SNCC stand for?
The Student Non-violent Co-ordinating Committee
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When did the Supreme Court decide that all bus stations and terminals that served interstate travellers should be integrated?
December 1960
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In the summer of 1961, how did King, CORE and SNCC test the Supreme Court decision of integration of bus stations and terminals?
By organising freedom rides - buses that would drive through the South 'testing' the facilities in bus stations to make sure they were integrated.
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When was the first freedom ride?
May 1961
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How many CORE volunteers participated in the first freedom ride?
13
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The first freedom ride bus travelled from...
Washington DC to New Orleans
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What happened to the freedom ride bus at Anniston, Alabama?
It was firebombed
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Over the summer of 1961 how many freedom riders were arrested?
More than 400
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The Freedom Riders wanted to put pressure on Kennedy. They succeeded; later that year all railway and bus stations were desegregated by the...
Interstate Commerce Committee
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