Jim Crow Flashcards
The date the Civil War ended
1865
This institution was ended by the Civil War
slavery
Jim Crow was a system that…
oppressed blacks in the Deep South
Name three states in the Deep South
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas
Examples of racial oppression in Jim Crow include…
racial segregation; suppression of the Black vote; discrimination laws; loss of civil rights; racial terror
The dates for the Civil Rights Era are:
1954-1968
Name three civil rights activists
Bayard Rustin, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, Stokely Carmichael, Julian Bond (et al.)
Rosa Parks became famous when
She refused to give up her seat at the front of the bus (and move to the back)–thereby violating a Jim Crow code by which blacks were required to give up seats at the front of the bus to whites
Martin Luther King became famous because:
- As a pastor, he became one of America’s most prominent Civil Rights organizers and leaders.
- He led many marches, including the 1965 March from Selma and the 1963 March for Jobs and Freedom in Washington DC.
- He made many very famous speeches, wrote important essays on civil rights, and was assassinated in 1968.
Malcolm X became famous because:
- He was a Nation of Islam minister and a spokesperson for Black civil rights.
- His powerful speeches advocated for Black Pride and a form of Black Nationalism. His work helped give birth to the Black Power movement of the 1960s and 70s.
- He was assassinated in 1965.
The story of Emmett Till in a nutshell:
[forthcoming–for now, see if you can explain the story based on what you know]
Date of Emmett Till’s murder
1955
What is lynching?
public killing by a mob (not by the government)
