Civil Right Campaign Flashcards
What event lasted for 381 days started by Rosa Parks led to MLK becoming a leader of the
civil rights movement and the supreme court ruling that segregation on buses was illegal?
Montgomery Bus Boycott (it involved 17,000 African Americans)
200,000 African Americans attended MLK’s I have a dream speech in 1963. How many
whites attended?
50,000
Name 3 non-violent civil rights organisations who used tactics such as sit ins and freedom
rides and marches to gain rights
SNCC, CORE, SCLC
Legal challenges were the first step to ending segregation. What case ended segregation in schools?
Brown V Board
Some black nationalist groups rejected non-violent direct action. Name two.
Nation of Islam and Black Panther Party
When was the murder of Emmett Till?
1955
Lead to the MBB, he was 14 years old
When was the Little Rock 9 case?
1957
Name a member of the Little Rock 9?
Elizabeth Eckford
Who opposed Little Rock 9?
Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Legislation by LBJ, that prohibited discrimination of all kinds
What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Ensured all Americans had the right to vote.
Where were the first sits in held?
Woolworth’s Lunch Counter
What happened in Birmingham Alabama in 1963?
- Civil Rights Protests
- Eugene Bull Connor head of Alabama police force orders the use of fire hoses and police dogs on demonstrators.
- children march with MLK, 900 arrested
How many race riots were there between 1964 to 1967?
There were 329 major race riots in cities across America between 1964 and 1967, caused by the problems black people faced in the ghettos.
From 1965-67 what happened in place like Watts, Los Angeles?
Race riots (caused by poor relations between the police and African Americans)
What did the black olympian do after winning Gold in the Olympics?
Show the black power symbol
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
What did Nation of Islam believe in?
Separatism (they believed white society was corrup, racist and also that Christianity was a white man’s religion).
How many member were part of the black panther party?
Around 5000 in 1968
Who was the most famous member of the Nation of Islam?
Malcolm X
Elijah Muhammad was the leader however.
What was the 1968 Civil Rights Act following the death of MLK?
Fair housing rights act. Banned discrimination in housing.
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
Allows all to vote, provide federal protection to those who vote.
