Mt. Carmel High School

Eyes On The Prize Questions

TOPIC 1: Overview: Identify 3 ways that African-Americans were discriminated against.

TOPIC 2:  Brown vs. Board of Education:1- How did black America experiences differ from those of white America? 
                                                                                  (Especially in the South and in the field of education)

                                                                              2- Why were schools segregated? 

                                                                              3- How did the Supreme Court attempt to end segregation? 

                                                                              4- List 2 obstacles, which had to be conquered to end segregation.

TOPIC 3:  Rosa Parks:  1- List 3 personal traits that made Rosa Parks a hero.

                                             2- Explain why the bus boycott was successful.  Be specific.

                                             3- Although the bus boycotts were a determining factor, what officially
                                                 ended the bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama?

TOPIC 4:  Ole Miss:  1-What does “interposition” mean?  How was it used to prevent James Meredith from attending Ole Miss?

                                      2- Why did JFK refuse to insist on the immediate enrollment of James Meredith?

                                      3- How did the students of Ole Miss react to the enrollment of James Meredith?  Be specific.

TOPIC 5:  Birmingham, Alabama: 1- What strategy did the Civil Rights leaders use in an attempt to desegregate their city? 

                                                                2- How did “Bull” Connor deal with demonstrators? 

                                                                3- What specific methods did he use? 

                                                                4- Why was the Birmingham Protest successful?