Civil rights act and KKK

Question 1

2 Civil rights in the
1950s Segregation and discrimination. The influence of the Supreme Court and Congress. The importance of Brown v Board of Education of Topeka (1954), death of Emmett Till (1955) and the key events and significance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56) and Little
Rock (1957). The significance of the Civil Rights Act,
1957. Revival of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).

Question 2

Influence of the Supreme Court and Congress

Answer 2

Helped with the de jure factor of ending segregation

Gave black people more protection (loopholes where made but baby steps)

Question 3

Importance of Brown v Board of Education of Topeka

Answer 3

The Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the “separate but equal” principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case

Question 4

Significance of Emmett Till’s death

Answer 4

Brought nationwide attention to the racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi

Inspired Rosa Parks not to get off the bus which kickstarted the civil rights movement

Question 5

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Answer 5

Demonstrated the potential for non-violent mass protest to successfully challenge racial segregation and served as an example for other southern campaigns that followed

Question 6

Civil rights act

Answer 6

The Act prohibited discrimination in public accommodations and federally funded programs. It also strengthened the enforcement of voting rights and the desegregation of schools

Question 7

The revival of the KKK

Answer 7

The KKK served as a strong opposition to the Civil Rights Movement. They also generated fear among black people that their lives could be in danger.