Lyndon B. Johnson Flashcards
Lyndon B. Johnson
Who: 36th US President
What: Liberal Agenda of “Equality under the Law”
When: 1963-1968
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Fight on Poverty in US signed Civil Rights Act of 1964, and escalated the US Presence in Vietnam
Great Society
Who: LBJ
What: Social Programs to fight poverty in US
When: 1964-1968
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Some of the social programs including Medicare/Medicaid, increase in Food and Housing Programs, education reform and aid for college, PBS, and Civil Rights Act of 1964
Robert Weavers
Who: Cabinet Member
What: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
When: 1964
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Appointed by LBJ, became the first African American cabinet member
Thurgood Marshall (1950s - 1960s)
Who: African American NAACP lawyer
What: 1st African American appointed to the US Supreme Court
When: 1950s-1960s
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Argued and won the case Brown V. Board of Education and became the first African American
Supreme Court Justice
Fannie Lou Hammer
Who: African American Activist
What: Founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
When: 1964
Where: Mississippi
Why: Gave a speech “Is this America?” to bring attention to the issues of African Americans in Mississippi. Was able to have African American appointed as electors in primaries.
Malcom X
Who: Civil Right Leader
What: Militant approach to race relations
When: 1952 - 1965
Where: New York
Why: Originally a member of the Nation of Islam who believed blacks and whites could go together. When returning from his pilgrimage from mecca he changed his views and left the Nation of Islam.
March form Selma
Who: MLK and Civil Rights Leaders What: March to protest segregation When: 1965 Where: Selma, AL Why: LBJ pressured Wallace to allow it, TV coverage - like Birmingham - exposed Southern cruelty and LBJ used this to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Who: LBJ
What: Law which prohibits discrimination on voting because of race or color
When: 1965
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: This law allowed for an increase number of African Americans to register to vote in the Jim-Crow south.
Watts Riots
Who: African Americans
What: Police stop young black man for DUI; rumors of police brutality led to mob.
When: 1965
Where: Watts, Ghetto in LA
Why: Riots spread to other parts of the country and it showed increased impatient with non-violence demonstrations in African American society
SCLC
Who:Civil Rights Group led by MLK What: Most members including Ministers When: Mid 1950s and 1960s Where Southern States Why: Promoting civil disobedience, this group took the lead in the Civil Rights movement
CORE
Who: Civil Rights Group
What: Member included all backgrounds, race or age.
When: 1960
Where: South
Why: Succeeded in desegregating interstate bus waiting areas. Became increasingly impatient with non-violence movement.
SNCC
Who: Civil Rights Group What: Mostly young college students When: 1960 Where: South Why: Very successful with sit-in demonstrations. Became increasingly impatient with non-violence movement.
Black Panther Party
Who: Huey Newton and Bobby Seale What: Militant group When: 1966 Where: Oakland, California Why: Incorporated both MLK and Malcolm X Civil Rights ideals. Its original goal was to protect their neighborhood against police brutality. The "Black Power" movement brought attention to the group.
SDS
Who: Students for a Democratic Society
What: Group of young students who became known as “hippies”.
When: 1960s
Where: Urban US
Why: This group was in favor of equality for everyone, end to poverty and became the most vocal protesters of the Vietnam War
Port Huron Statement
Who: Students for a Democratic Society What: Counterculture movement When: 1961 Where: Michigan Why: Protest against poverty and racism in the United States
