Chapter 46 Flashcards

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James Meredith

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1st African American; graduate of Univ. of Mississippi

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2
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Stokely Carmichael

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young leader of the SNCC who promoted violence

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3
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Who led the MARCH AGAINST FEAR?

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James Meredith

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4
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How long was the march against fear?

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from Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi to stand up for their rights by registering to vote

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5
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What happened to James Meredith after the march?

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He was shot but survived

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6
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Who promoted black power?

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Stokely Carmichael

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7
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James Baldwin

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published an essay on what it was like to be black in the US

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8
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GHETTO

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part of a city where people belonging to a single ethnic group live

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9
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Where was the Watts Riot?

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Watts, LA; Af. Am. ghetto

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10
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How did the Watts Riot end?

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14,000 National Guards were sent to Watts to restore order

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11
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Where was the riot in NJ that lasted for 6 days?

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Newark

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12
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What did President Lyndon Johnson establish?

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National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders/KERNER COMMISSION

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13
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What was the Kerner Commission for?

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examine the cause of riots, later discovering blacks dont have equal pay

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14
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Which 2 factors contributed to Af. Am. discrimination when it was investigated by Kerner Commission?

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Social and economic despair

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15
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What/who’s teachings did Malcolm Little follow?

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Elijah Muhammed

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16
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What did Malcolm Little establish? What did it do?

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Nation of Islam/Black Muslims (began integrating Muslims of all colors)

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17
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BLACK NATIONALISM

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doctrine that called for complete separation from white society; independent

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18
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Who established black nationalism?

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Nation of Islam

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19
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Where did Macolm go to convert to orthodox Islam and begin to reach out to people of all races, making broader calls for human rights?

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Mecca

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20
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What happened to Malcolm when he returned to the US?

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Assassinated at NYC by 3 members of the Nation of Islam

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21
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What was black power?

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political and economic power, pride in being black

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22
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What did Carmichael convert?

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SNCC from an integrated organization to an all-black organization

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23
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Bobby Seale and Huey Newton

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found the Black Panther Party in Oakland, Cali

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24
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What did Bobby Seale and Huey Newton develop?

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10-point platform for freedom, power,goals

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25
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What method did the Black Panther Party promote to conquer discrimination?

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RADICAL APPROACH: Shot at? Shoot back. This caused FBI to intervene

26
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What war was going on during the fight for civil rights?

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Vietname War

27
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PLEBISCIT

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vote on a question of importance among Af. Am. to determine the “will of black people as to their national destiny”

28
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How did blacks shape public policy?

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political process known as VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES

29
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Who was the 1st black senator since 1881?

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Edward Brooke of Massachusetts

30
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1st black woman to win election to the House of Rep (1968)

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Shirley Chisholm of NY

31
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African Americans of the House of Representatives started what?

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Congressional Black Caucas

32
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What did the congressional Black Caucas do?

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worked to address legislative concerns of Af. Am. citizens

33
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1st black mayof of the major US city

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Carl Stokes of Cleveland, Ohio

34
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1st black mayor of LA; how did he win?

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Tom Bradley; he joined inner-city blacks, Jews, business and labor leaders; he was elected 4 times (20 years of being mayor)

35
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1st black Supreme Court justice

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Thurgood Marshall

36
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AFROCENTRISM

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taking pride on African heritage such as history, culture, achievements, and descendants

37
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Afros

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African hairstyles

38
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Kwanzaa

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holiday taking place each year between Dec. 26-Jan 1 to celebrate 7 principles including faith, creativity, unity

39
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Af. Am poet

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Nikki Giovanni

40
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af am novelists

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Maya Angelous, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker

41
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Roots TV show based on who’s novel

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Alex Haley

42
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Where was MLK shot? When?

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March 31, 1968 at Memphis, Tennessee to support sanitation workers’ strike

43
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What shift did MLK make in his focus?

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from politics to economic equality

44
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Where did Af. Am. join realtors and bankers to encourage housing?

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Chicago

45
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Civil Rights Act of 1968

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fair housing; stopped de facto seg

46
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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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promote school desegregation

47
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Alexander v. Holmes Country Board of Ed

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segregated Mississippi school district integration

48
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Swann v. Charlotte-Meklenburg Board of Ed *

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North Carolina; students now were able to bus to school outside of neighborhoods to create more racially balanced schools

49
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Chief Justice Warren Burger

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“Desegregation can’t be limited to walk-in schools” (Swann. v. Charlotte-M Board of Ed)

50
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Where was the resistance strongest to desegregation?

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South Boston

51
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1st integration

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south Boston High School in Boston; 90% of whites boycotted classes and trapped Af. Am. inside

52
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

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President Johnson: policy called on employers to actively seek to increase the number of minorities in their workspace; company must reflect diversity of country

53
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President Richard Nixon

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required written plans by gov. contractors in affirmative actions

54
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PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT

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giving preference to a minority/gender

55
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Allan Bakke

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challenged preferential treatment in univ. admissions; applied to University of Cali Davis Medical School

56
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University of Cali vs. Bakke

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4-4: Lewis Powell thought race could be used as a criterion in choosing students but opposed the system of preferential treatment

57
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REVERSE DISCRIMINATION

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rejected b/c he’s white

58
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Proposition 209

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State shall not discriminate against/grant preferential treatment o group based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin in operation of public employment, education, contracting

59
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Shelby Stells

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Af. Am. are inferior and need help; studied drawbacks and benefits of affirmative action programs

60
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Coretta Scott King

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wrote article opposing measure of proposition 209 (supported affirmative action, which was having an even # of races)