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1
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How many members did the KKK have by 1925?

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8 million

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2
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When was Emmet Till killed?

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1955

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3
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Which president was the first to speak out against lynching

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Harding

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what percentage of African Americans were living in the Northern cities by 1920?

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40%

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5
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how many black residents did Chicago have in 1910 compared to 1930

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1910 - 40,000 black residents

1930 - 200,000 black residents

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When was the President’s Committee on Civil rights set up?

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1946

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when was the military desegregated

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1948

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when was the NAACP formed

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1909

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9
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who was the separatist against integration

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Marcus Garvey

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10
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When was the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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1955

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11
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When was Little Rock?

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1957

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12
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when did the Greensboro Sit-in’s begin and by which group?

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1960 - SNCC

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13
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when were the freedom rides and by which group?

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1961 - CORE

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14
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when was Birmingham?

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1963

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15
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when was the March on Washington

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1963

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16
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When was the Freedom Summer?

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1964

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17
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when and where was SNCC created?

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North Carolina, 1960

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when was SCLC created and by who?

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MLK, 1957

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19
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what % of Lowndes, Alabama was black in 1965 and what % of this was voting

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80% black - 0% voters

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20
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when was the black panther party founded?

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1966

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21
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who was the leader of the BPP?

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Huey Newton

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22
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When did the BPP release its 10 Point Programme?

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1967

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23
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When was MLK’s Northern Crusade of Chicago?

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1966

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24
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when was MLK assassinated?

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1968

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25
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when was the civil rights act?

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1964

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26
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when was the voting rights act?

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1965

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27
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By 1960, what % of black Americans were registered to vote?

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60%

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28
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what % of black high school dropouts had criminal records by 1980

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75% - highlighted the dominated gang culture of ghettos and cities, especially in LA

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29
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What Programme guaranteed Mexicans the Same wages

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Bracero Programme of 1942

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30
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who fought a non-violent campaign for Hispanic farm workers rights

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Cesar Chavez

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31
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who organised protests against Mexican land rights in New Mexico

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Tijerina

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32
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when did the supreme court rule Hispanics as equal citizens

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1954

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33
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When were the Brown Berets set up

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1967

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34
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who managed Native Americans in the government

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the BIA- Fed Bureau of Indian Affairs

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35
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who was the first president to go against Assimilation

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Roosevelt

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36
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when did the House of Representatives pass ‘termination’ and what did this mean for Native Americans

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1953, Native Americans would be free from federal control, protected under US laws but tribal land once held in trust would now be open for sale

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37
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when was the NCAI (National Congress of American Indians) founded

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1944

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38
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when was AIM created, demanding ‘red power’

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1968

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39
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when was the Indian Civil Rights Act and what did it do?

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1968, ban tribes from restricting the rights of tribal members

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40
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when did activists including Richard Oakes occupy Alkatraz

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1969-71

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41
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which president rejected termination and Assimilation, sympathizing with Native Americans?

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Nixon

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42
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when was the Indian Education Act and what did it do

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1972, got rid of educational sectors of the BIA, giving more control to tribes.

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43
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which settlement Act was agreed to in 1971 and how much land was transferred to Native Americans?

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1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act - transferred 40 million acres of land

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44
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what percentage of Black Americans lived in the South in 1917

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80%

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45
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when were riots between returning soldiers and black workers in Chicago? how many died

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1919 - 23 black people died and 15 whites killed

46
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how many african americans lived in the north by 1920 in cities like Detroit and Chicago

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40%

47
Q

how many owned and rented their homes in 1920

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6 million owned and 12 million rented

48
Q

when was the first Talkie film the Jazz Singer

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1927

49
Q

how many speakeasies were in New York in 1929

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30,000

50
Q

how many black residents were in Chicago from 1910-1930

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1910 - 40,000 residents

1930 - 200,000 residents

51
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when was the first technicolour film

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1939 - Wizard of Oz

52
Q

in what year was there a movie theatre seat for every 12 americans?

A

1941

53
Q

when was the Bracero Programme and what did it it entail

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1942 - guaranteed Mexicans equal wages - not always enforced

54
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when was CORE formed and who by

A

James Farmer 1942

55
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in what year were there over 250 hate strikes towards black workers

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1943

56
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in what year would NAACP membership reach 450,000

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1945

57
Q

when was the Korean War

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1950-53

58
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when was the Vietnam War

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1955-75

59
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when and where was the first Levittown

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1947 - Long Island New York

60
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when was the Indian Termination Act and what did it do

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1953 - Native Americans protected under US law but now land was no longer held in trust

61
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when were Hispanics ruled as equal citizens by the Supreme Court

A

1954

62
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when and where was the Mattachine society founded

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1950 LA

63
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When was Brown vs Board of Education

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1954

64
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how many black bus users boycotted in 1954

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90%

65
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when and what was the Indian Relocation Act

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1956 - encouraged Native Americans to leave reserves and move to urban areas

66
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how many students attempted to attend Central High School in 1957

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9 Students

67
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what did the 1957 Civil Rights Act do

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criminalised attempts to interfere with voter registration - this proved unenforceable

68
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when did Fidel Castro’s regime begin

A

1959

69
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in what year did Native Americans have 10 times the average unemployment and 100 times the suicide rate than white americans

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1960

70
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when and where was SNCC founded

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North Carolina in 1960

71
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what protest did CORE and SNCC take part in 1963

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Freedom Rides

72
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when was the Cuban Missile Crisis

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1962

73
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when did Cesar Chavez found the United Farm Workers in California

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1962

74
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when was James Meredith vs Mississippi case

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1962

75
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who led the Birmingham protest

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King and SCLC - Bull Connor fought back

76
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when was the freedom summer and who led it

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1964 SNCC

77
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by the end of the freedom summer, how many black americans registered to vote ad how many successfully accepted to vote

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17,000 registered

1,600 accepted to vote

78
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when was the March on Washington for Jobs and Opportunities

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1963

79
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when was Kennedy Assassinated

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1963

80
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when and where was King’s Northern Crusade

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Chicago 1964

81
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what did the 1964 Civil Rights Act entail

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Segregation outlawed and black voting rights strengthened

82
Q

what and when was the Economic Opportunity Act

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1964 - gave aid to poor families and set up Community Action Projects

83
Q

when were the Watts Riots and how many were effected - why were they protesting???

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1965 - 43 killed and 900 injured, in protest to Police Brutality

84
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what protest did Tijerina organise in 1966

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protests against land rights in New mexico - Camp- Ins in national forest land

85
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when was Stokely Carmichael’s Black Power Speech

A

1966

86
Q

who founded the Black Panther Party, when and where?

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Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, 1966, California

87
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when were the Detroit Riots and how many died

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43 deaths, 1967

88
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what caused the Detroit Riots

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police raided an after hours African American Club ‘the Blind Pig’

89
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when was Thurgood Marshall appointed to the Supreme Court

A

1967

90
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when was the Indian Civil Rights Act founded

A

1968

91
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when was Martin Luther King assassinated

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4th April 1968

92
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what did the Indian Civil Rights Act do and when was it passed

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ban restrictions of rights of tribal members - 1968

93
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what was the protest aftermath of King’s assasination

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125 ghettos erupted in rage with $67 million in damage

94
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what did the 1968 Civil Rights Act do

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ban discrimination in housing

95
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what AIM protest occurred in 1919

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occupied Alcatraz with 500 protests from 50 tribes

96
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when were the Stonewall Riots

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1969

97
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what success had the UFW won by 1970

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recognition from grape growers and overall visibility for the struggle of Hispanic Farmer Workers

98
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what did the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act do and when was it passed?

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passed in 1971

transferred 40 million acres of land and 400 million dollars to Native Americans

99
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when did AIM sit in at the BIA headquarters and where was this?

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1972 - Washington DC

100
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When was the Indian education Act and what did it do

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1972 - got rid of BIA education

101
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when was the first Gay Pride March

A

1970

102
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how many marchers were at the first Gay Pride March in New York

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10,000

103
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when did the American Psychiatric Association remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses

A

1973

104
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when did the cost of living begin to increase 8% per anum

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1973

105
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what was the Equal Opportunities Act and when was it

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1974 - Hispanics given rights of limited English proficient students

106
Q

how many Gay Organisations were there in America by 1974

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800

107
Q

what act was gave control to Native American tribes in 1975

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the Self - Determination Act

108
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when was Harvey Milk elected as Supervisor of San Francisco

A

1978

109
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by 1980 what percentage of Black Americans were middle class

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1/3

110
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how many Black High School Dropouts had criminal records in 1980

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75%

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