Civil Rights Campaign Flashcards
When was Emmett Till murdered
1955
When was the Greensboro sit in
Feb 1960
Where was Emmett till from and where was he visiting
From Chicago and visiting his uncle in Mississippi
What did he say to a white woman
“Bye baby”
Where was Mississippi
In the South where it was very racist
Who was Emmett Till murdered by
Roy and Milam Bryant
How was Emmett Till murdered
Taken to a barn, beat up, tortured and tied to part of a cotton gin with barbed wire and thrown into a river
Who was Emmett’s uncle
Mose Wright
Why was Emmett’s trial a joke
The jury had helped with his murder
Where did Linda Brown’s case reach
The Supreme Court
Who announced that the constitution was colourblind
Chief Justice Earl Warren
When was the constitution announced colourblind
1954
When did the Supreme Court order all schools to be integrated
1955
What was the board of education called
The Topeka board of education
Where was the Little Rock school
Arkansas
When did the LR9 first try to enter the school
3rd September 1957
Which LR9 student had to walk into school by herself
Elizabeth Eckford (15)
Who was the Governor of Arkansas
Orville Faubus
What did Faubus do
Sent state troopers to stop LR9 entering the school on 3rd of September
What did President Eisenhower do to help LR9
Sent troops to protect LR9 to attend the school
Where was the Greensboro sit in
Woolworths
What did Woolworths do
Only allowed black people to shop, not eat at the lunch counter
What were people’s reaction to Greensboro sit in
Many whites were violent but many other students joined the sit-in
When was the voting rights march
1965
What happens during the Montgomery bus boycott
The black citizens refused to use the buses and walked or used cabs instead
How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last
About a year
What percent of people who used the buses were black
75%
When did Rosa Parks sit on the bus
December 1955
When was the Montgomery bus boycott
December 1955
When did the Montgomery bus boycott finish
December 1956
When did the supreme court declare that bus segregation was illegal
November 1956
What was the freedom rides
testing the desegregation laws by travelling from Washington to New Orleans
When was the Birmingham campaign
1963
What was Birmingham
A very racist city in America
Did Kennedy speak at the MoW
No
What was the children’s crusade
Thousands of children left school to peacefully march through Birmingham
What were the reactions of the childrens crusade
Chief police Bull Connor used police dogs, fire hoses and arrested children
Who ordered the attack at the children’s crusade
Bull Conner, the chief of police
When was the march on Washington
1963
Why did they march in Washington
They wanted the civil rights bill to be passed as some politicians were fighting against it
What were the aims of MLK’s I have a Dream speech
- emphasise peaceful methods
- inspire people
- shame/ reassure white
- recruit people
Where was the voting rights march
From Selma to Montgomery
When did Eisenhower sign a civil rights act
1957 and 1960
When did johnson sign a voting rights act
1964
When was the KKK
after the civil war but peaked in 1923
When were the freedom rides
1961
How many people marched on Washington
250, 000
What did Eisenhower’s Civil Rights Acts contribute to
1964 Civil Rights Act
What was the voting rights march aim
To challenge opposition to African Americans voting
Why did the voting rights march target Selma
There were a large number of AA voters
