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Civil Rights Movement Flashcards

1
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Watts

A

Major riot that broke out over minor incidents

La riot

Looting and burning buildings

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2
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Eisenhower

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President during Little Rock 9 thing

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3
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JFK

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President during children’s march

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4
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LBJ

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Jfks VP

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5
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Huey newton and bobby seale

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Co founders of blackpanthers

Violent

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6
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24th amendment

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Prohibits poll taxes

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7
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How African Americans were kept from voting

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Literacy tests

Poll taxes

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8
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Medgar Evers

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NAACP field secretary

Was assassinated

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9
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CORE

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Congress racial equality
Started in the north
Protested bus turmoils
Both black and whites

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10
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Civil rights act 1964

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Passed by LBJ

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11
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What was the name of Martin Luther King speech?

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I have a dream

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12
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Earl Warren

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Appointed to Supreme Court by Eisenhower

Pres. E regretted his decision

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13
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Faubus

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Governed during little rock 9

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14
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Stokely Carmichael

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SNCC leader

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15
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James Earl Ray

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Convicted for killing MLK

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16
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Letter from Birmingham

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MLKs letter from jail

17
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Gandhi

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Dr king used methods patterned after him

18
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Rosa parks

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Started the bus boycott

19
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Civil rights act 1991

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Passed by Ronald reagen

20
Q

Loving vs Virginia

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Prohibiting interracial marriage deemed unconstitutional

21
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Children’s march

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Thousands of kids willingly walked down the streets protesting to get arrested

Youngest was 4

They sang in jail

They were interrogated

When released some went right back to jail

22
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Bull Connor

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Police chief

Hella rough and mean

23
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Nickname of Birmingham in summer of 1963

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Bombingham

24
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Why children?

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If the parents protested then they could get fired,fined, or their house and cars could be repossessed

25
Q

Americas response

A

Sympathized with civil rights movement

26
Q

Malcolm x

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Founded black pride

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