Civil Rights Early 1950s Flashcards
In the 1950s what were black people faced with in the South
They faced segregation,discrimination and attemps stopong them from voting
What Organisarions campaigned to improve black civil rights
NAACP and CORE
List ways there was racial segregation in the south
Law stated it was legal to segregate as services were “seperate but equal”
Racist Jim Crow laws jsed to segregate white and black Americans
Segregated public facilities and services like transport and schools
What were the services like for Black Americans
In reality,services were often inferior to white Americans
What types of discrimination did black Americans face
Frequent murders and assualts not properly investigated or prosecuted.
Majority of white people viewed black Americans as inferior.
Black people were not allowed to sit on juries in a court of law
What were officials like to black Americans
White officials were racist.Police and judges often members of the KKK
How were black Americans stopped from voting
White gangs physically stopped them from voting or even registering to vote.
Some Southern states,like Georgia and Virginia,passed laws making it harder for black people to vote.Unfair literacy tests used to make it harder to vote.
White employers sacked black employees who voted or regisitered to vote
What was “the grandfather clause”
In some southern states they introduced the “grandfather clause”Voters had to prove their forefathers had voted.For descendents of slaves this was impossible,preventing them to vote
When was NAACP set up
1909
When was CORE set up
1942
What did the NAACP do
Fought for civil rights using legal system and their courts.
Defended black people who who had been unfairly convicted of their crimes.
Focused on overturning the “Seperate but equal “ ruling
What did NAACP try to overturn
“Seperate but equal” ruling
