LBJ Civil Rights Dates Flashcards
When is the first LBJ Civil Rights Act signed (outlawing discrimination and voters legislation)?
July 1964
When were the Freedom Summer murders?
August 1964
When is Malcolm X assassinated?
February 1965
When is the Selma to Montgomery March?
March 1965
When does the Voting Rights Act become law?
August 1965
When were the Watts Riots?
August 1965
How much property damage did the Watts Riots cause? How many arrests?
$40 million and over 3,400 arrests
When was James Meredith shot?
June 1966
When was the Black Panther Party founded?
October 1966
When is Thurgood Marshall appointed to the Supreme Court?
June 1967
When is the 12th Street Riot?
July 1967
How many were arrested in the 12th Street Riot?
over 7,000
When is Martin Luther King assassinated?
April 1968
In Summer 1964, Mississippi, 17,000 black people attempted to register to vote but how many were actually approved?
1600
When was the Selma Campaign?
1965
How many were arrested in Selma?
3000 (23 black people were registered to vote)
What was the opposition to the mainstream Civil Rights movement?
- Some accused King of having a ‘messiah complex’ and the SCLC of ‘leader worship’.
- the NOI had lost influencer after Malcolm X had left.
What percentage of the public supported the first Civil Rights Bill?
68%
How long was the Republican filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
54 days
By the end of 1966 how many states had less than half of the African-American population registered?
only 4
Over the next decade, how much did the number of elected black officials increase by?
12 times
Why did King’s Chicago Campaign fail?
- poor planning led to a 1966 rally with only 30,000 supporters rather than 100,000.
- the ‘ghetto’ apartment he moved into to highlight economic disparity was quickly refurbished by the landlord to avoid media attention.
- Daley palmed King for the $2 million in city damages.
What was the results of the Watts riots?
34 deaths, 3500 arrests and $40 million of damage
How many cities were there disturbances in?
over 200
After King’s death and up until 1972, how many arrests were there due to riots?
60,000
