Impact of Civil Rights Legislation

Question 1

What happened to civil rights campaigners?

Answer 1

They were beat, arrested, or even killed

Question 2

When was the civil rights act?

Answer 2

1964

Question 3

How was the Civil rights act enforced?

Answer 3

Through the law, but not by people

Question 4

How was the price of the Civil rights act high?

Answer 4

• Kids + Adults harassed in university
• Houses + Churches firebombed

Question 5

What was the impact of the hate crime?

Answer 5

They didn’t get to experience a ‘normal education’

Question 6

Where was most of the hate crime?

Answer 6

Deep south

Question 7

What happened in 1965 with the NAACP?

Answer 7

Took Charlotte town to court with an issue of
‘informal segregation’

Question 8

What did the NAACP advocate?

Answer 8

Black children to travel on buses
- Accepted by Supreme Court in 1971

Question 9

What was the influence of the busing?

Answer 9

Other cities began to accept black busing as well

Question 10

What happened in 1980?

Answer 10

There were significant changes towards the treatment of Black people

Question 11

What was American society like in the 1980s?

Answer 11

A new M/C and U/C of Black Americans created

Question 12

How was the American workforce in the 1980s?

Answer 12

More Black white collar workers
- Education, Gov, Business

Question 13

Where were the M/C Black Americans mostly?

Answer 13

Cities like New York, Washington

Question 14

What also expanded for Black Americans, politically?

Answer 14

More politicians at a state, local and federal level

Question 15

What were the critiques of 1980 American Society?

Answer 15

Radicals -
Selling themselves out to “White establishments”
- Losing their Black identity

Question 16

What also increased in the 1980s?

Answer 16

The Employment Engagement Score improved

Question 17

How did the engagement score improve for black men?

Answer 17

1940: 16
1960: 21
1980: 31

Question 18

How did the engagement score improve for black women?

Answer 18

1940: 13
1960: 21
1980: 36

Question 19

Why did the engagement scores increase?

Answer 19

More routes of success

Question 20

What industries were prominent for Black People?

Answer 20

Sports, Entertainment (Cinema), Art

Question 21

How was Black History being recognised?

Answer 21

More Black books and magazines in bookshops, libraries

Question 22

What also increased for economically in the 1980s?

Answer 22

Home ownership, Black Graduates

Question 23

What started to fade?

Answer 23

Informal segregation

Question 24

What was passed in 1965?

Answer 24

1965 Voting Rights Act

Question 25

What was the result of the 1965 Voting Rights Act?

Answer 25

- More could vote = But had slowed from 1968 because of class and finance

Question 26

What were the limits to the M/C Black Americans?

Answer 26

The wealthiest of Blacks were still unequal to the White's in the same social sphere

Question 27

What was the problem for most Black Americans?

Answer 27

Still unable to meet the American Dream The gap between Whites and Blacks was still very unequal

Question 28

What did the Acts result in?

Answer 28

Jobs having a 'minority quota'

Question 29

What was the minority quota?

Answer 29

The belief to only fit the quota e.g: "We've got enough black employees now"

Question 30

How did some's support for Black Americans decline?

Answer 30

Rioting made people less sympathetic Death of King made people lose interest

Question 31

Why did the death of King make people lose interest?

Answer 31

He was the main spokesman of the Civil Rights Movement