EVENTS from 1955 - 1966 Flashcards
What happened at Little Rock High School?
NAACP - governor of Kansas ordered national guard to stop black students from going to school which undermined Eisenhower’s authority so he ordered the national guard to stand down. Lots of media coverage.
What happened in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
MIA - Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to white person, boycott lasted a year and bus company lost 65%
What happened at the Greensboro sit ins?
Students - started with 4 students refusing to leave cafe until they were served, 300 students by 4th day. Woolworths lost $200,000 in business, there was high media coverage.
When was the Freedom rides?
1961
When was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
1955
When was Little Rock High School?
1957
When was the Greensboro Sit Ins?
1960
When was Albany?
1961
What happened at Albany?
Students protest with MLK, failure as there was little media coverage as police were pre warned not to use police brutality.
What was the Freedom rides?
Black activists got on public bus in the south and were attacked by white activists and KKK - massive amounts of media coverage and CORE, SCLC, SNCC all worked together.
When was the Birmingham riots?
1963
What happened at Birmingham?
March through most racist city, Bull Connor ordered police to attack protestors, huge media attention, MLK arrested and Kennedy travelled to Birmingham to get him out of Jail.
When was the March on Washington?
1963
What was the March on Washington?
250,000 marched and 50,000 were white. The March gained huge media coverage and forced Kennedy to begin work on a civil rights bill. The civil rights leaders began working closely with federal government.
When was the Mississippi freedom summer?
1964
What was the Mississippi freedom summer?
800 white volunteers attempted to escort blacks to registration offices, KKK set up opposition and many where killed. 17,000 blacks attempted but only 1600 succeeded.
When was Selma?
1965
What was the Selma campaign?
A March from Selma to Montgomery by the SNCC and the SCLC trying to get voting rights.
When was the Chicago Freedom Movement?
1966
What was the Chicago Freedom Movement?
MLK first northern campaign against de facto segregation, he expected 100,000 turn out but only 30,000 turned up. Heatwave led to people using fire hydrants to cool themselves and when the police tried to stop them a riot erupted.
When was the journey of reconciliation?
1947
What was the journey of reconciliation?
Campaign where 16 members of CORE travelled from the north to the south, 12 activists was arrested demonstrating that Morgan V Virginia was de jure and not de facto
