12 Questions
What year was the Final Emancipation Proclamation issued, freeing slaves in the US?
1862
What date did enslaved people in Texas learn of the Emancipation Proclamation for the first time?
June 19, 1865
When were the remaining slaves in the United States freed by the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution?
December 6, 1865
What was the name of the 26-year-old Black American whose gravestone is mentioned in the text?
Jimmie
What year did the movement that changed America forever spread across the South?
1954
What was the name of the documentary that won the Academy Award for best short documentary in 1995?
A Time for Justice
What was the average income of an African-American in Mississippi in the 1950s?
$700 a year
What happened to Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy from Chicago, in Money, Mississippi in 1955?
He was kidnapped, beaten, and murdered after allegedly whistling at a white woman
What was the outcome of the trial for Emmett Till's murder?
The all-white jury found the murderers not guilty after an hour of deliberation
What sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama?
The arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat to a white man
How did white bus drivers treat African-American passengers in Montgomery?
They enforced segregation and used racial slurs
What was the general attitude of white people towards African-Americans in the South during this time period?
They considered African-Americans to be inferior and treated them poorly
Explore the transcript from the documentary 'A Time for Justice' directed by Charles Guggenheim, focusing on key milestones in the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s to 1960s. Delve into significant events such as the arrival of enslaved Africans in Point Comfort, Virginia in 1619.
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