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History, Social Studies
5th -
8thgrade
Mighty Times: The Children's March
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where and when does The Children's March take place?
1963 Birmingham, Alabama
1950 Winchester, Virginia
1865 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who has arrived in town to speak about ending segregation in the community?
President John F. Kennedy
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Rosa Parks
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does Dr. King want to people of the community to do?
travel with him to Washington, D.C.
throw rocks at stores
protest segregation by marching
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why won't the adults march with Dr. King?
they could lose their jobs
they don't agree with him
they are lazy
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who marched in Birmingham with Dr. King?
the children of the community
the retired citizens of the town
only the people that came with Dr. King
- 6. Multiple Choice
What happened to the thousands of children that marched?
they were cheered on by all the people
they were sent home
they were thrown in jail for several days
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the marches in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963?
end segregation in public places in Birmingham
end segregation ONLY in schools
end segregation ONLY in restaurants
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does segregation mean?
Integrate
Separate
Join together
Civil rights
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was the nickname of the city of Birmingham?
Burningham
Green eggs and ham
Bombingham
Burlingham
- 10. Multiple Choice
On D-Day where did the children leave school to meet?
7-11
16th St Baptist Church
On the sidewalk
At the park
- 11. Multiple Choice
When the children were arrested and the paddy wagons were full, what other vehicle did the police use to take them to jail?
police cars
fire engines
school buses
mini vans
- 12. Multiple Choice
What happened on Double D-Day on 5/3/63?
Police were ready with German shepherds & fire hoses.
Parents were called.
Schools were closed.
Students were violent.
- 13. Multiple Choice
After Bull Connor directed the police to "let 'em have it" with the fire hoses, some students remained holding hands and were soaking wet. What song were they singing?
We Are the World
We the People
We Are Family
Freedom
- 14. Multiple Choice
When President Kennedy saw the photos of how the children were being teated, what was his reaction?
he was happy about it
he laughed about it
he ignored it
it made him sick
- 15. Multiple Choice
How many little girls died in the basement of the 16th Street Baptist Church a few months later?
1
2
13
4
- 16. Multiple Choice
What does equal rights mean?
treating people better than others
giving every the same rights as everyone else?
- 17. Multiple Choice
What important set of laws were signed in 1964?
The Civil Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act
The Emancipation Proclamation
- 18. Multiple Choice
The Protests and March ended because....
The children were tired.
Racism was over.
Leaders in Birmingham finally sat down to talk and they agreed to stop segregation.
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