Civil Rights Flashcards
Why is the Civil Rights Movement a global movement?
People fought for change against oppressive regimes
What does oppression and racism stem from in the USA?
Stems from slavery
Where is there a clear distinction between in the USA?
Clear distinction between race and social hierarchy
When did not everyone afford freedom?
After 1865
What are the segregatory laws known as?
Jim Crow Laws
Define Jim Crow etiquette?
The way people behaved based on prejudice
What was Jim Crow linked to?
Racism
What did the psychology of Jim Crow laws come from?
Slavery
When did the Montgomery Buss Boycott start?
1955
Define boycott
Non-violent, voluntary non-vote from product, person, country - expression of protest
What did the African Americans refused to do in Montgomery Buss Boycott?
To use public bus systems
Where did they refuse to use public bus systems?
Alabama
What type of companies thought the Montgomery Buss Boycott was problematic?
Private and public bus companies
How long did they not use the bus systems?
1 year
What was public transport?
Cost effective
How much percentage of patrons were African?
70% to 80%
What happened when bus companies lost revenue?
They could not continue
How did the bus companies continued to function?
Had to desegregate. They bypassed government.
What happened in the 1st of December 1955?
Rosa Parks did not obey etiquette
How did Rosa Park disobey Jim crows?
Gave a seat to a white man
When did the boycott begin?
When Rosa Parks was arrested
How long did the Montgomery Buss Boycott last?
Under a year - ended in 1956
What acted as a catalyst?
Pre 1955 protests - organise by Parks
Who was Martin Luther King Junior?
Baptist - Preacher from the South of America
Where did MLK work?
Alabama
What was Alabama famous for?
Racist state
How did he use his natural orator to his advantage?
Utilise a loop hole in the USA Justice System - prevent churches from segregation
Define segregation
The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
What did MLK use churches for?
To plan protests. Platfom to drive civil rights movement
What did MLK distinguish?
Difference between peaceful and violent protests
What did MLK employ?
Non-violent protests
Who influenced MLK?
Mahatma Ghandi - how to successfully implement non-violent protests
What did MLK train people to do?
How to conduct peaceful protests
Why did protests have to be peaceful?
No way that media can convince that Africans are bad/perpetrators - helps get them what they want
What was Birmingham?
Series of marches
What happened after Birmingham?
Government desegregated and concept of civil rights
when did the Lincoln Memorial March take place?
100 years after abolishing slave trade in the USA
Why was the march created?
Nothing changed
Where was the march organised to go to?
Washington - integrated races into society
What did the churches generate?
Interests to go to the march - underground point of resistance
How many people were at the Lincoln Memorial March?
250 000 people from every walk in life - largest protest
Why was the Lincoln Memorial march a success?
1964 Civil Rights Act
What were success? Civil
- No longer allowed to segregate
*No longer allowed to discriminate
Due to Civil Rights Act
What were the failures? Civil
Only fixed Jim crow Laws - not etiquette
Why was only fixing Jim crow Laws a failure? Civil
Etiquette was so intrenched - people did not listen
Why was the 1965 voting rights act a success?
Allowed people to vote - free and fair
What was the 1965 voting rights act failures?
It only fixed Jim Crow Laws
