How And Why Did Black Americans Fight For Civil Rivhts 1917-55 Flashcards
Where was discrimination
Work places and in the white house
What was the slogan
Last hired first fired
How many anti black riots were there in 1919 and why
25 due to police injustice
Where was the Red Summer riot
Chicago
Who was Booker T Washington
A black American who advocated accepting segregation
Why did he have white support
White southerns feared black Americans gaining equality
How were schools for black students
Dilapidated
Poorly equipped
Teachers paid less
What were Jim Crow laws
Different form of control of the black population
What was the Jim Crow laws also called
Permanent system
Final settlement
What facilities were segregated
Water fountains
Seats on the tram
Where to live
Where to be educated
Staircases
What did southern Americans deny
That black Americans were more intelligent even though they became doctors, lawyers and teachers
What did voters have to be
Home owners
How many were allowed to vote and when
1342 in 1904
How many lynchings were there in 1915-30
65 white men
579 black men
Why was emmett till lynched in 1955
For talking with a white woman
