civil rights Flashcards
in 1956 , how many black americans were registered to vote ?
20%
What were the different ways that black americans were prevented from voting in the south?
White employers threatened to sack black employees if they registered to vote or voted.
On voting and registration days, white gangs gathered outside registration and voting places. THey phyisically stopped blak americans from voting and oftern beat them up for trying.
Black americans who went to court to defend their right to vote faced beatings or even murder.
Who were the naacp and what did they do ?
National association for the advancement of coloured people.
set up legal defense fund to help black americans who were wrongly convicted of crimes to clear their names.
fought for equal facilities for black people
raised awareness for phycological impacts of discrimination of young children
Who were core and what did they do ?
Congress of racial equality
worked mainly in the north
targeted segregation using non violent direct action protests.
such as boycotts and sitins
included white middle class people
Who were the KKK and what did they believe in ?
Ku klux klan
white anglo saxon protestants
saw theirselves as superior to other races , against all foregners, anti communist, anti jew , anti catholic,
What were some KKK methods?
members carried out lynchings of black people, beat up and mutalated anyone they considered to be their enemy .
stripped victimes and put tar and feathers on their bodies.
mass demonstrations
able to influence polititions.
What was the white citizens council and after what event were they set up?
an organisation to prevent black americans from voting
set up to fight the brown v topeka decision and campaigned against the NAACP
What methods did the White citizens council use ?
Held mass rallies in order to recruit new members and shape public opinion
Who were the dixicrats ad what was their aim ?
white southern democrats who opposed civil rights legislation.
political party
wanted segregation and did not want inteference from the federal government about race
Who was emmet till and where was he from?
14 year old boy from chicago
What did carolyn bryant clamed that emmet till had done?
grabbed and assulted her
What did roy bryant and his half brother do to emmet till?
Beat him, shot him then threw him into a river with a heavy weight attached to his neck with barbed wire.
What did emmet tills mother do after his death and what impact did this have?
Insisted on having her sons body returned to chicago and had an open viewing of the body at his funeral.
led to huge publicity ehich led to widespread shock and outrage .
Why is emmet till’s story significant in the history of civil rights?
Started rapid growth in the ivil rights moverment and showed how public outrage won support for civil rightss
Linda brown’s parents wanted her to attend her local school in topeka , ________.
However, when they applied for her to attend this school, linda was rejected as the school only accepted _____ students.
With the help of _____ , lindas father took the board of education of topeka to court.
At the _____ court , the judge ruled that linda would ________- ___ attend the school for black children .
Howevr, this ruling was ________ and the case was taken to the ________ court.
kansas
white
NAACP
state
have to
appealed
supreme
In december 1952, did the supreme court make a ruling for the brown v topeka case?
no
they voted to hear more legal advice and try the case again.
What significant event took place before the retrial of the brown v topeka case?
Pro segregation judge died and was replaced with earl warren who was not pro segregation.
What was the issue with the 1954 ruling for the brown v topeka case?
They said that linda should be able to attend her local school however there was no timescale set for desegregating schools.
WHat did the supreme court rulein 1955 during the brown v topeka case?
desegregation in education should be carried out with all deliberate speed.
wording was deliberately vague to allow time to desegregate.
Consequences of the brown v topeka case.
sparked further desegregation campaigns.
southern border states desegregated schools in the years immediateyly after.
723 schools desegrehated by 1957
in the deep south extreme white backlash began
kkk membership increased
goveners in some states such as kansas did not accept desegregation.
