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when was the longest filibuster to prevent the civil rights bill

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1957

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Who were the dixiecrats

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white southern Democrats who opposed civil rights legislation

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how did the emmett till murder boost the CRM movement

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emmett’s mother had an open casket showing the severity of the racism
made white people support the movement
miscarriage of justice

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which group took over the brown v topeka case when it was lost. and what year was it

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NAACP - 1952

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when was the first case of the brown v topeka ruling

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1951 - the case was lost

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when did the supreme Court rule that desegregation within education should happen

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17th May 1954

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by 1957 what percentage of black Americans in the South were in mixed schools

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3%

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by 1957 how many southern school districts were desegregated

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750 out of 6300

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by 1968 how many black Americans in the South remained in segregated schools

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58%

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how many people joined the WCC by 1956

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250,000

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what did the WCC do to hinder the CRM movement

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they campaigned for election of local politicians who were against desegregation
they raised money to make schools private to avoid desegregation

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in 1956 how did the southern States hinder the civil rights movement

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they outlawed the NAACP and banned all its activities. Public employees werent allowed to be involved with groups that supported integration

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When was southern manifesto established

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1956

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When was emmett till murdered

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1955

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what group was put together as a result of brown v topeka and what year

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WCC - white citizens council

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16
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list 4 oppositions to the CRM

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KKK, WCC, Congress & Emmett Till murder

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17
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explain Little Rock’s stance of civil rights in 1956

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they are moderate with desegregation however some people still don’t like the idea

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18
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who was the student who was alone at the protest at Little Rock

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Elizabeth eckford

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what does the governor of Little Rock do in September of 1958 and 1959

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1958 - closes all schools in Little Rock to stop desegregation
1959 - he is forced to reopen schools

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list 3 reasons why Little Rock was significant

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  • The racial hatred of southern states were really highlighted as the rest of the country were intergrating
  • the demonstration outside the school was seen all over the world (via the media). caused the country embarrassment as they had criticised communist countries
  • black americans understood that they could not rely on the federal courts to secure change
  • the president had to get involved
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what year and what university did James H Meredith want to enrol at

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1962 - University of mississippi

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what year and what university did Vivian Malone want to enrol at

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1963 - university of alabama

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who was the alabama governor who prevented black students from enrolling at the university of alabama

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George Wallace

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what date did rosa parks refuse to give up her seat

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thursday 1st december 1955

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when was rosa parks court appearance

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monday 5th december 1955

26
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who arranged the montgomery bus boycott

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Jo Ann Robinson

27
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when did the montgomery bus boycott start and end

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5th Decemeber 1955 to 20th December 1956

28
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what group was created during the boycott and what did they do

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MIA montgomery improvement association

29
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list 3 reasons how the bus boycott was maintained

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  • carpooling. police tried to intimidate drivers
  • black churches bought cars to transport people. people at pick up points were harrassed by police
  • black run taxi companies charged only 10 cents for rides. law was passed to make teh minimum charge 45 cents
  • they attacked leaders (mlk house was firebombed)
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how many people took part in the first day of the boycott

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20,000

31
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how many people attended the rally on the first day of the boycott

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7000

32
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how many people attended the rally on the first day of the boycott

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Claudette Calvin

33
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what position did rosa parks have at the montgomery NAACP

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Secretary

34
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what was signed by over 100 congressmen in 1956

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Southern manifesto

35
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when did the supreme court rule that segregation is unconstitutional (transport)

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13th nov 1956

36
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how did the boycott begin?

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  • MIA was created (montgomery improvement association)
  • they oversaw the maintenance of the boycott
  • protesting was limited to ending the policy of black people standing while white seats were vacant
37
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what happened on the 13th November 1956

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the supreme court ruled segregation was unconstitutional on transport

38
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when was the SCLC set up

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January 1957

39
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what was the SCLC set up to do?

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  • set up to seek justice and reject all injustice
  • they promoted non-violence regardless of the provocation
  • encouraged white americans to help their fellow black citizens to challenge racism
  • aimed to increase the number of black voters
  • force Eisenhower to speak out on civil rights
40
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what did the 1957 civil rights act do?

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  • the act emphasised the right of all people to vote regardless or race
  • it allowed the federal governement to intervene if individuals were prevented from voting
  • everyone could serve on juries
41
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who were the greensboro four? when did they begin?

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  • 4 black teenage students from a local college that held a sit in at the Greensboro branch of Woolworths
  • they sat at a whites only lunch counter until the shop closed
  • began 1st february 1960
42
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when did the woolworths counter give in?

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25th july 1960
allowed black people to sit and eat
mainly the economic effect - they lost so many sales so were forced to end desegregation

43
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how did the greensboro four effect the civil rights movement?

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  • inspired sit ins in 55 other cities and 13 states by March
44
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what was the SNCC?

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students non-violent coordinating committee

45
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when and where was the SNCC formed?

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  • founded at shaw university in raleigh, north carolina in april 1960
  • received a grant from the SCLS to establish itself
46
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how did SNCC chnage its focus in 1961?

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may 1961 - they supported local efforts in voter registration as well as public accommodation desegregation

47
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what key events were SNCC involved in?

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  • sit ins
  • freedom rides
  • march on Washington
  • freedom summer
48
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when did the supreme court decide that all bus stations and terminls that served interstate travellers should be integrated?

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december 1960

49
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when, who and why began the freedom rides?

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james farmer & 12 volunteers
4th may 1961
CORE wanted to test the decisions of the supreme court’s ruling with a freedom ride

50
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what happened on 14th may 1961 during the freedom rides?

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bus is firebombed at anniston (alabama) and attacked by a mob

51
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what happened on 20th may 1961 during the freedom rides?

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the riders were beaten by white racists who opposed the protests

52
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what happened on 24-25th may 1961 during the freedom rides?

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  • the riders were arrested at the bus station for sitting in a whites only section of the bus station
  • jackson
53
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what happened on 22nd september 1961 during the freedom rides?

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no buses use bus stations that have segregation in place

54
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what was the albany movement?

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  • 1961 to 1962
  • following the arrests of the freedom riders in albany
  • the albany movement was created to oppose segregation in the town
  • it was quite unsuccessful - segregation contiued
55
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what was the voter education project?

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  • a project to educate black americans on voting and registering
  • staffed by SNCC
56
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how were the freedom rides successful?

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  • met its goal - bus companies refused to use segregated bus stations
  • CORE membership doubled - 52000 by december
  • has a kncok on effect causing the albany movement
57
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how were the freedom rides unsuccessful?

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  • the riders were firebombed abused and harrassed on the way
58
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how was the albany movement successful?

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there was a small increase in black americans registered to vote

59
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how was the albany movement unsuccessful?

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  • segregation continued - parks, swimming pools, schools
60
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how was the voter education project successful?

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600,000+ new voter registrations

61
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how was the voter education project unsuccessful?

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  • new voter registrations but no ability to vote
  • SNCC members were subject to opposition - harrassment
  • black people felt betrayed as they thought kennedy would protect them from WCC and KKK

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