Early 1950s Flashcards

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Acroos USA black people were seen as

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Inferior

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2
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Services for black people were

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Were often inferior for those of white people

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3
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Jim Crow law stated

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It was legal to segregate as long as services were separate but equal

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4
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Jim Crow laws were used to

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Segregate black and white Americans

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5
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Majority of white peoplw viewed

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Black Americans as racially inferior

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6
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Racist white police officers and judges were often

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Part of the Ku klux klan

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7
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Black people were not allowed

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To sit on juries

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8
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Assualts or murders of black people

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Were not properly investigated or prosecuted

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9
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White gangs physically

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Stopped black people from voting, and sometimes attacked them for just registering to vote

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In some southern states they passed laws making it harder

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For black people to vote by putting an unfair literacy test in place.Making it harder for black people to qualify for the vote

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11
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Some southern states introduced the grandfather clause

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Voters had to peove their forefathers had the vote.For descendants of slaves this was impossible as they were barred from voting

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12
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White employers

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Sacked black employees who voted or registered to vote

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13
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When was NAACP set up

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1909

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14
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When was CORE set up

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1942

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15
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What did NAACP fight for

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They fought for civil rights using the courts and legal system

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16
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NAACP defended

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Black people who were wrongly convicted of crimes

17
Q

The NAACP focused on overturning

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The separate but equal ruling

18
Q

Core had a

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Smaller membership than the NAACP

19
Q

Members used

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Non violent actions, they trained local activists in these techniques