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Civil Rights Movement - 1965-75 Flashcards

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1
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When were the Watts riots in Los Angeles?

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August 1965

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How many were killed in the Watts riots?

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34

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How many were arrested in the Watts riots?

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4000

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What was the value of property destroyed in the Watts riots?

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$40 million

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What was the name of the report published in 1968 which blamed white racism for the riots?

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Kerner report

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When did MLK turn his attention the North of America?

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1965

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What was the main issue facing black people in Northern cities?

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Poverty/ housing

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Which northern city did MLK try campaign to address economic issues in employment and housing?

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Chicago

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What was the name of the mayor of Chicago?

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Richard Daley

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What did the mayor of Chicago do that led to major riots in 1966 during the summer heatwave?

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Turned of water supplies that were used to cool down in ghettos.

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How did the Chicago campaign end?

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Daley agreed to provide fairer housing for black residents.

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What did Daley do once the SLCC had left?

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Ignored the agrrement.

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2 reasons why the Chicago campaign was a failure.

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  1. Chicago was 10x bigger than Southern cities.
  2. Church attendance lower - MLK Christian message did not reach target audience.
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What was the difference in the cost to solve the northern issues and southern issues?

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Southern issues much cheaper - changing laws
Northern issues much harder and more expensive to solve.

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Where and when was MLK assassinated?

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Memphis, April 1968

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Two consequences of MLK assassination.

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Riots across 29 states.
Sped up passing of the Civil Rights Act 1968

17
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3 things Nixon did for Civil Rights.

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  1. Tax-cuts for white owned businesses that set up branches in black neighbourhoods.
  2. Pressed for affirmative action.
  3. Made sure more black officials in the White House.
18
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What is affirmative action?

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Deliberately choosing a black person for a job over a white person to increase representation.

19
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Who is an example of a black White House official given the job by Nixon?

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James Farmer - CORE official, given a high-level job in the Department of Health, Welfare and Education.

20
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Give a statistic showing the progress that had been made on integration by 1974.

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Only 8% of black children in the South attended segregated schools.

21
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How many major riots had there been between 1964-68?

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329

22
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What was Operation Bread basket?

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It increased black employment in white businesses in Chicago.

23
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Who started operation breadbasket?

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SCLC

24
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Why did MLK campaign in the North?

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Shocked by the Watts Riots - wanted to prove that non-violent action still worked.

25
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Why did the federal government not do anything about Daley’s back tracking?

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Because MLK had publicly disagreed with Johnson’s involvement in Vietnam.

26
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Why did MLK struggle in Chicago?

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Many black politicians opposed SCLC’s campaigns
SCLC didn’t connect with black ghetto gangs.

27
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Who killed MLK?

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James Ray in April 1968

28
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What were the consequences of MLK assassination?

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Riots in 172 cities - $45 million cost in damage
Lost some white support - white people opposed the more radical vIEws without MLK.

29
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What was the 1968 CRA?

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Increased punishment for rioting.
Making housing prices fairer.

30
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Why did the number of recruits in the Vietnam war go down?

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People didn’t want to fight for a racist government.

31
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When did MLK go to Chicago?

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1966

32
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Why did MLK go to Chicago?

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For fairer housing.

33
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What happened with the Voting Rights Act in 1970 and 75?

A

1970 - Banned literacy tests
1975 - Expanded to include other races

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