Groups Which Fought For Civil Rights

Question 1

The importance of the NAACP

Answer 1

1.The NAACP achieved sumpreme Court ruling 1944 that illegal to deny afrcain amercains the vote in primary elections.

2. The steady attack on segregation which culmintaed in the brown vs topeka board of education ruling in 1954. However the actual enforcement of the policy was beyond their resources.

3.local activist spearheaded when Rosa parks challenged segrated bus in 1955 her arrested was quickly followed by the issuing of 52, 000 leaflets calling for boycott

4. It was instrumental in the 1959 campaign to intergrate schools in Little Rock.

Question 2

1. The importance of CORE

Answer 2

1. The CORE began the freedom riders in 1947 when eight activist challenged segregation on buses in the south.
2. This repeated to more effect in 1961. This time, opposition was more pronounced as was publicity

As Kennedy was led to authorise the interstate commerce commission in desegrated interstate transport due to the CORE

Question 3

SCLC and King

Answer 3

1. The avowed philosphy was non violence
2. The capigns looked for white linear support.
3. They won support from organonised religion South
4. They wanted to demostrate mass feeling
5. They wanted to invoke the constitutional right of freedom of expression over local law which prevented.

Question 4

The importance of the UNIA

Answer 4

1. They started a prades in new York City in 1920 were among the largest the city has ever seen
2. It did not focus on highlighting black weakness but strength and values.
3. It stressed economic improvement and enterprise

Question 5

The importance of the freedmen’s bureau.

Answer 5

1. Founded on March 1865
2. It helped ex slaves get back to a normal life.

Question 6

The importance of the black panther movement.

Answer 6

1. Fought against police brutaity
2. The disticitive black panther salute was made by two Olympic athletes in the 1960’s Olympics
3. They demanded ecomic eqauilty, to end captlist explotation and compensation in the form of land and housing
4. Focused on black pride.

Question 7

The importance of the nation of Islam.

Answer 7

1. The links to Islam increased emotional appeal and the africain amercains were the ones chosen by allah
2. The ideology was much stronger than other civil rights groups and was seprerate from white supporters.
3. For members of NOI, the effects of King and the demeaning spectle of police hoses playing on passive black restanice.