Does It Explode? Flashcards
What was lasting effect of Sweatt Vs UT?
Allowed other Blacks to go to UT and decided that separate but equal is inherently unequal
Who is Herman sweatt?
UT law student who was excepted before they realized that he was African-American
Who was Linda Brown?
A black girl who is denied admission to an all-white school in Kansas in 1953 even though the closest black school 7 miles away and was dangerous to get to
What was the decision of Brown Vs Board of Education
Separate but equal cannot exist under the 14th amendment, separate but equal has no place in education
Who is Rosa Parks?
A member of the NAACP, part of the movement to challenge segregation, refuses to give up her seat to white passenger, arrested and jailed (intentional)
What was the Montgomery bus boycott and what was its effect?
Blacks chose to walk rather than ride public buses, bus company’s profits suffered, became a city ordinance to desegregate buses (victory)
What were characteristics of the old Negro?
Submissive, peckish
What are characteristics of the new Negro?
Politically active, not taking no for an answer, determined, vocal
