Civil Rights, The Great Society, Black Power - Week 13

Question 1

NAACP, SCLC, CORE, SNCC

Answer 1

1909, 1957, 1942, 1960

Question 2

Brown v. Board (1954)

Answer 2

ended “separate but equal” established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and was lead by women, like Barbara Johns, and looked for equalization initially. Cold War case, gave the USA a good image

Question 3

Montgomery Bus Boycott (Dec 1955-1965)

Answer 3

where MLK emerges as the face of the Civil Rights Movement, a 381 day boycott of the buses in Alabama, fueled momentum and highlighted the contributions of women and the working class

Question 4

JoAnn Robinson

Answer 4

president of the women’s political council in Montgomery, Alabama. due to harassment on buses, she made transport desegregation the focal point of the political agends.

Question 5

Rosa Parks was an ideal face of the Montgomery Bus Boycott because…

Answer 5

she was well-respected and had a good standing in society, appealing to the middle class. she also had a history in civil rights

Question 6

Browder v. Gayle (1956)

Answer 6

made bus segregation unconstitutional, boycott only ended after this was passed and implemented

Question 7

SNCC and the sit-in movement (1960)

Answer 7

Greensboro, NC, kicked off other sit-ins across the USA.

Question 8

Ella Baker

Answer 8

organized SNCC’s founding conference.

Question 9

the Freedom Riders (1961)

Answer 9

organized by CORE, integrated groups of young protestors challenged segregation in bus terminals by riding the line into the deep south, where they were met with violent backlash. support from attorney general Bobby Kennedy lead to success

Question 10

Civil Rights Act (1964)

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Answer 10

prohibits:
discrimination based on color, race, sex, religion, national origin, especially in employment and in public accommodations and in federally funded programs too

Question 11

Voting Rights Act (1965)

Answer 11

enforced the 15th amendment, outlawed discriminatory barriers and said any barriers must be approved by the US Attorney General or a DC District Court

Question 12

The Great Society

Answer 12

similar to the New Deal, LBJ’s domestic agenda meant to eliminate poverty and racial injustice, while improving quality of life for all. focused on race

Question 13

Economic Opportunity Act (1964)

Answer 13

laid out the anti-poverty agenda, “war on poverty” and created Community Action, programs that included experiencing poverty firsthand

Question 14

Office of Economic Opportunity was created in Title VI of the ____. So was Head Start.

Answer 14

Economic Opportunity Act of 1964

Question 15

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965)

Answer 15

wanted to improve quality of education for all students. federal funding would be revoked is schools didn’t desegregate.

Question 16

critiques of the Great Society

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Answer 16

not liberal enough
paid ‘lip service’
federal funding isn’t the solution to everything

Question 17

outcomes of the Great Society

Answer 17

decrease in poverty by 20% but didn’t stop the decline of already declining Southern communities, some programs are still intact, a new generation of activists were created, the new right emerged

Question 18

black power

Answer 18

organizing your black community and becoming a united front in order to organize for political power.

Question 19

James Meredith

Answer 19

first black student of University of Mississippi in 1962, lead the “March Against Fear” to advocate for voting rights until he was shot on the second day

Question 20

March Against Fear

Answer 20

picked up again by MLK and friends, gave first black power speech in Greenwood on June 19, 1966

Question 21

black panther party for self-defense

Answer 21

founded in Oakland in 1966, response to police brutality and showing the limits of civil rights. young, working clas members, armed self-defense

Question 22

black panther survival programs

Answer 22

meant to meet the basic needs of the community, like free food and medical clinics, as well as freedom schools which taught black centered curriculum

Question 23

soul

Answer 23

black power’s art and culture, black is beautiful.