civil rights pt.2 Flashcards
Give 5 key events of Greensboro
-On 1 February 1960, four black students in North Carolina waited to be served at a segregated lunch counter
-They knew they would be asked to leave the whites-only area, instead held a sit-in remaining till closing time
-following day 25 more students joined
-4 February, more than 300 students
-due to the loss of earnings, the Greensboro store desegrated.
Name 6 significance of the Greensboro sit-in
White and black supporters- some white southerners joined CORE and SNCC
media coverage- positive news reports of the protest resulted in support for black and white Americans
spread quickly- existing civil rights groups meant structures were in place that helped the sit-in to spread quickly
Young people- many young people thought that the segregated lunch
counters were wrong, keen to protest
mass support- large numbers of protesters
visible to public- large numbers of protesters
organisation involvement of the sit ins
core, sncc
Events in Birmingham (5)
-1963
-MLK and the SCLC led the campaign in Birmingham, Alabama
-Many sit-in, peaceful, boycotts and public meetings
-jails full, so conner ordered us of water cannons and police dogs.
-violent response to the peaceful protesters gained supportive new coverage.
March on Washington (4)
-1963
-after the events at Birmingham, MLK organised a march across America
-march was for jobs and freedom
-king made his famous I had a dream speech.
Freedom summer (4)
-1964 in Mississippi, SNCC and core set up the freedom summer- 1000 volunteers went to Mississippi to boost voter registration.
-most volunteers were white college students, they’re social status made the violence against them more news worthy.
-ran classes to teach black people how to pass the voting test
-in retaliation Ku Klux Klan
Mississippi murders
21 June 1964, three activists were killed by a Klan lynch mob.
shows the level of hatred and violence Klan member used.
What did Kennedy do for civil rights? (4)
-selected black people for high level jobs
-backed introduction of new civil rights laws
- sent federal troops to the University of Mississippi to protect James Meredith.
-sent us marshals to escort the freedom riders and prevent them for being attacked.
What did President Johnson do for civil rights? (4)
- appointed black people to high-level jobs
-urged South politicians to support the 1964 civil rights bill
-supported the 1964 Civil Rights Act
-intervened to escort protesters marching from Selma to Montgomery in 1965.
What was the 1964 civil rights act? (3)
forced school desegregation
banned discrimination in public
banned employment discrimination
What was the 1965 Voting Rights Act? (2)
he introduced a standard voting registration across the USA
federal officials would take over voter registration in states were less than 50% of those qualified to vote failed to register.
Malcom X (4)
-left nation of Islam in 1964- and started his own religious group
-nation of Islam was fuming
-went to mecca, rejected many of his ideas about seperation
- worked with other civil rights groups
-met with sncc and core members to explore working together to promote civil rights.
Why did black power emerge (3)
rejected non-violence- results too slow
influence by Malcom X
focused on wider social issues, and got involved in anti-Vietnam movement.
significance of Stokely Carmichael (4)
- after 1965, SNCC continued with the drive for voter registration
- Stokely Carmichael helped set up the Lowndes country freedom organisation as a party to concentrate on most issues affecting black Americans
- in may 1966 Carmichael became the chairman of sncc. wanted a more radical approach
- 220 mile march against fear, james meredith who was leading it was killed so MLK and stokely ran it.
make sure u watch a vid of james merdith
