legal challenges and direct action. Flashcards
what was the result of Murry v Maryland 1936.
university of Maryland’s law school is desegregated.
What was the result of Gains v Canada 1938.
University of Missouri has to take black students.
What was the result of Shelly v Kraemer 1948.
Bans de jure housing segregation between blacks and whites.
What was the result of Morgan v Virginia.
Interstate buses and trains are desegregated in theory.
What was the ruling of Brown v Board of education of Topeka.
that segregation of schools were naturally unequal as it was harmful to black school children, was unconstitutional.
what white supremacist transition was formed in response to Brown v Topeka.
White citizens council.
what did CORE stand for.
Congress of racial equality.
Who was the 1st leader of the Montgomery improvement association.
Martin Luther King Jr.
What were Martin Luther kings 3 main rules for peaceful protests.
1, do not show a violent black American.
2, be peaceful when you are arrested.
3, accept as many white people as you can in your protests.
Who was the governor of Arkansas in 1957
Orval Faubus.
When was the SNCC founded and what did it stand for.
15th April 1960, Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee.
Did the freedom rides by CORE and the SNCC in 1961 succeed?
They did not make it new Orleans but they did provoked national outrage and forced the change to be enforced.
how many blacks were successful registered to vote as a result of the Freedom summer campaign in 1964.
1600 out of 17000
how many blacks were successful registered to vote as a result of the Freedom summer campaign in 1964.
1600 out of 17000
What community work did the black panthers do.
Provided free breakfasts for school children, advocated for better housing and taught people black history.
why did the 1964 northern crusade fail.
Lack of support for social issues compared to integration and Kings souring relationship with the media.
What were the main achievements of the civil rights movement.
The development of a black middle and upper class, increased employment access to black Americans. Increased black home ownership, increased black voter registration.
What were some of the limitations of the civil rights movement.
Blacks were made to feel unequal to whites in same social field, passing of civil rights act and voter registration act had caused whites to think the battle was won, death of MLK weakened the movements support.
what did the government find most relevant about the black panthers.
Their uniform and carrying of weapons.
what was a consequence of black power in 1965.
The civil rights movement split there would never be a unified march again.
What was a long term consequence of the black power movement for the civil rights groups.
the rest of the civil rights groups became more radicalised, in 1973 NAACP accepted slowing of integration in Atlanta for more control over black schooling.
what was a negative consequence of the black power movement.
it contributed towards a white backlash that may have been inevitable.
