Question

1. ___ mlk, jr.
2. ___ march on washington
3. ___ albany movement
4. ___ john lewis
5. ___ sncc

a. a desegregation and voters rights movement formed in albany, georgia, in november 1961. local black leaders and ministers, as well as members of the student nonviolent coordinating committee, and the national association for the advancement of colored people founded the group.
b. student non - violent coordinating committee, was a civil - rights group formed to give younger blacks more of a voice in the civil rights movement.
c. was an american christian minister and activist who was a leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
d. an american politician and civil rights leader. he is the u.s. representative for georgia. he was a chairman of the student nonviolent coordinating committee (sncc)
e. civil rights movement event that was held in washington, d.c. on wednesday, august 28, 1963. the purpose was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of african americans.

Explanation:

1. MLK, Jr. was a prominent Christian minister and civil rights leader assassinated in 1968, matching description C.
2. The March on Washington was a 1963 civil rights event in D.C. for African American rights, matching description E.
3. The Albany Movement was a 1961 desegregation/voters' rights group in Georgia, matching description A.
4. John Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Georgia and former SNCC chairman, matching description D.
5. SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) was a youth-focused civil rights group, matching description B.

Answer:

1. C. Was an American Christian minister and activist who was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
2. E. Civil Rights Movement event that was held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. The purpose was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
3. A. A desegregation and voters' rights movement formed in Albany, Georgia, in November 1961. Local black leaders and ministers, as well as members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People founded the group.
4. D. An American politician and civil rights leader. He is the U.S. Representative for Georgia. He was a chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
5. B. Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, was a civil-rights group formed to give younger blacks more of a voice in the civil rights movement.