free response 3/4 Flashcards
both amendments in order to grant black voting rights
15th amendment 1870- someone cant be denied the right to vote based on race, color, or previous slavery.
24th amendment 1964- banned pole taxes in elections for federal offices
why original amendment granted black voting rights was insufficient and issues that happened
after 15th amendment, states came up with things like pole taxes, literacy tests, and violence.
voting rights act of 1965
outlawed literacy tests, national gov decided who was eligible to vote. eligible voters can vote in all federal state and local elections. federal officers registered voters in areas with history of voting discrimination.
Describe women’s suffrage movement leading up to women getting right to vote. what amendment
an organized women’s suffrage movement in the u.s began in the mid 1800’s. 19th amendment in 1920 gave women’s the right to vote nationwide in u.s
who wrote letter of Birmingham, and circumstances of Dr kings arrest
in 1963 Dr MLKJ wrote in a jail cell after he was arrested in Birmingham for parading w/o a permit
several key parts of letter of birmingham
-advocates for civil disobedience
-two types of laws, just and unjust, moral responsibility is to disobey unjust laws
-all people have constitutional and God given rights “we the people” “all men are created equal”
first of two non voting constitutional amendments after civil war
13th amendment 1965 outlawed slavery in u.s
second non voting constitutional amendments after civil war
14th amendment 1868 anyone born in u.s is a citizen of u.s and the state they live in. no state can take away any law that
-takes away privileges or immunities of u.s citizens
-denies a person due process of law
-denies a person equal protection of law
push for civil writes for black Americans 1950’s and 1960’s
mostly using civil disobedience which is intentually breaking unjust laws, such as boycotts to push to end segregation laws
Civil rights act of 1964
-Titles two and three provide full and equal enjoyment of all public places which band racial segregation from businesses and government
-title seven prohibited employment and discrimination by race or gender
- enforced desegregation of public schools and held back funds from schools that discriminated
- Strengthened voting rights of legislation
Decision of plessy versus Ferguson
A black citizen was arrested for sitting in an all white train car. Supreme Court ruled that separate but equal facilities were constitutional.
Build into brown versus Board of Education topekawith efforts being led to overturn the president of plessy versus Ferguson
NAACP led an effort to overturn racial segregation and for better facilities for black citizens
Background information of brown versus board of education
Several black families tried to enroll their children in all white schools that were closer to their home
Question Supreme Court had to sign for brown versus Board of Education
Is racial segregation in schools constitutional
Ruling in rationale of brown versus Board of Education
Under a unanimous decision. The Supreme Court ruled that under equal protection clause of 14th amendment segregation in schools as unconstitutional overturning, separate but equal due to the negative effects on black students.
What was the purpose of letter of Birmingham?
A letter to a group of white ministers who have been critical of Dr. King’s actions
