key terms Flashcards
jim crow laws
seperate but equal
CORE
congress of racial equality
NAACP
national association for the advancement of coloured people.
focus of naacp
used the legal system and courts
defended unfairly convicted black people
focus of core
non violent direct action
operated mostly in the northern states
alot of white and middle class members
year of brown vs topeka
1954
short term of brown vs topeka
overturned plessy vs fergurson
white backlash and the use of the KKK increased
black students and teachers faced hostility
some good black american schools were shut down
long term of brown vs topeka
awareness of civil rights issues increased
inspiration for other desegregation campaigns increased
white americans moved out of areas where black americans lived to avoid forced desegregation
when was little rock high school
1957
how many children went to little rock
9
(75 applied, 25 accepted, only 9 went)
who was orval faubus?
governor of arkansas
what did orval faubus do in little rock?
sent in 250 state troops on the day the students were meant to arrive and claimed it was to keep the peace but this prevented the black students from gaining entrance
who was elizabeth eckford?
one of the little rock students who didnt get the notification to arrive with the group and faced racial abuse
when was the montgomery bus boycott?
1955
short term causes of the montgomery bus boycott
1st december 1955 rosa parks refused to give up her seat for a white man and was arrested and charged
long term causes of the montgomery bus boycott
black people had to sit at the back of buses and vacate their seats for any white person
requests to change the bus rules were never listened to
womens political council in montgomery had focussed on bus discrimination in 1950
what did the montgomery bus boycott consist of
carpooling
taxis
walking
meetings
when was martin luther kings house bombed
30th january 1956
reasons for the boycotts success
well organised
committed to success
well publicised
bus company was hurt financially
SCLC
southern christian leadership committee
-set up in january 1957
-led by martin luther king and ralph abernathy
-non violent direct action
significance of martin luther kings leadership
he was a pastor
he always advocated a non violent approach
he made powerful speeches
he appealed to all americans regardless of race
he boosted morale and raised funds for the MIA
what did the supreme court rule after the montgomery bus boycott
5th june - ordered that segregation on buses was unconstitutional and buses should be desegregated
