exam final 6 Flashcards
What does the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee/ SNCC organization do? / Does this organization have a leader?
Try to break down racial barriers in areas across United states and eventually get movies, schools, and playgrounds desegregated? / no
What is the significance of Congress of Racial Equity? / Who is the leader?
To change the bus situation across USA. / James Farmer
SNCC leads what other organization?
CORE
CORE put together a movement of “ Freedom Riders” where what happens?
3 buses both white and black launches a peace protest and demand bus situations change.
What act makes Jim Crow laws illegal across united states and repeal property, literacy test, paying taxes to vote is no more?
Voting Rights Act
When the KKK found the route of Freedom Riders and attacked the buses what did bobby Kennedy do?
Bobby Kennedy and convinced JFK to change laws and desegregate the public transportation systems.
What movement group is it where African Americans try and bring attention to city problems?
Black Power
Who is George Wallis and what was his campaign?
KKK supporter running for president and makes a campaign saying, “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever.”
After hearing Wallis campaign MLK Jr gathered what march?
March on Birmingham and there was peaceful protest being attacked and MLK is arrested.
How does the Black Power group decide to get attention by doing what?
Causing violence
While in jail what did MLK jr make?
“Letter from Birmingham City Jail “say that racial conditions in the United States will never change overnight and the generation in the 1960s will have to die out and hoped the future generations will interact with each other through change?
What happened at the March on Washington?
MLK stood on the steps of Lincoln Memorial and gave his “I have a Dream Speech.” Where he hoped people would be judged on character instead of color.
African American wants to bring change where Jim crow laws come to an end. He launches protests in Mississippi about the voting establishments. Who is this?
Robert Moses
What is the March on Montgomery?
Movement to bring attention to the injustice of Jim crow laws about the voting establishments.
Who helped to get the voting act right passed through congress?
President Lydon Johnson
Malcom X was a part of the Nation of Islam and what must you do? / What did he say is the reason for changing his name?
Change your name. / Because he didn’t know his heritage because it was stolen by white people.
What militarized group try and bring attention to the problems in the inner cities like rent, school, and jobs?
Black Panthers
Did any problems really get fixed in the inner cities? / Who is Tom Hayden and Al Haber?
no / 2 college students who are freshmen at University of Michigan and created Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
What movement where baby boomers change the world and make everything more fare and free? / Did other universities have SDS organizations?
The New Left / yes
In the Port Huron Statement what argument was given?
SDS argues that they will transform the world and make a world where people can express their ideas without fear by the economic elite.
At Berkley what did Bill Clinton do to get out of drafting? / What did people call the Vietnam War?
SDS would funnel Americans to Canada if you didn’t want to draft to Vietnam War / “Rich Man War and Poor Man’s fight.”
What did Columbia Community do to their chancellor?
Held him at gunpoint.
