Campaigning in the south Flashcards
Who wasthe racist governor in arkansas
Faubus
When did little rock integrate buses
1956
Who did Faubus send to ‘protect’ the childrenof little rock
National Guard
What was the young girl , Elizabeth Eckford, yelled at
‘lynch her’
Who was the contemporary president
Eisenhower
Who met up with Eisenhower
King
Who did Eisenhower send to the school
federal troops to guard the children entering and going home from the school
What did Faubus do after the integrating of the school
Close the school
When was the Greensboro sit in
1960
What had the media shown of the Greensboro sit in
calm well dressed black students with white people shouting, blowing smoke and throwing food at them
What does SNCC stand for in 1960
Student nonviolent coordinating committee
What did the SNCC believe in
non violent protests
What did they train for
To cope against abuse and violence
When werethe freedom rides
1961
Who organised freedom rides
James Fare of CORE
What was their aim
to test if bus restroom facilities were desegregated
How may were killed
3
Where were they imprisoned
Birmingham
How many cars chased the firebombed bus
50-including police officers
What had happened on 12 May in birmigham 1963
Police bull connor had ordered his men to use dogs and high pressure water hoses on the protestors
What had King realised
peaceful protests would not work
How many people believed race was America’s most pressing problem
42%
Who did Kennedy send after police bull connor
federal troops to restore calm on 12 may
how many had been accepted to vote
1600 out of 17000
How many students had died after being set out for voter registration
3: 2 white 1 black had been found 6 weeks later
When was freedom summer
1964
