MLK Flashcards
What is the SCLC of 1957?
Southern Christian leadership conference, Martin Luther King is leader, committed to nonviolence, unjust laws overturned, interracial (anyone can join)
What were some elements of Martin Luther King’s thoughts?
God, Uncivil disobedience, doesn’t submit the unjust laws, Gandhi (nonviolent resistance)
What is SNCC of 1960?
Student nonviolent coordinating committee, led by Stokely Carmichael, nonviolent, support base – black universities, favor direct action
What did Martin Luther King Jr. discuss in the open mind interview of 1957?
The new Negro, should be aggressive for civil rights, people in power don’t give up power easily
What were the effects of the first civil rights bill of 1957?
Establishes civil rights division in Justice Department, created six-member US civil rights division to investigate instances of voter rights violation
What happened to the civil rights Bill 1957 in Congress?
Southern Congressman debated away its power
How did Arkansas and most of the South view integration?
As Communist and anti-Christian
Who was Orval Faubus and what did he do?
The governor of Arkansas, refuses to integrate schools and puts the Arkansas National Guard in front of schools to keep the black kids from enrolling
Who were the Little Rock nine?
Nine black kids who wanted to attend Little Rock Central high school, the governor tried to keep them out, Eisenhower nationalized Arkansas National Guard to protect them as they went to school
What is a filibuster?
Debating something so much that you talk it to death and run down the clock on the decision
What was the sit-in at Woolworths in 1960?
Black you sit down at an all white lunch counter and demand service, they were assaulted
Who were the freedom riders?
Black and white college students from the north, ride through south to register black photo, resistance turned violent against them, May 9 first assault, bus lit on fire
What happened during the march in Birmingham Alabama?
Were told they weren’t allowed to march because they had no permit, police push them back, all were arrested
What was Kennedy’s reaction to watching the demonstration in Birmingham Alabama?
Pushes through civil rights bill of 1963
What was the March on Washington?
Largest human March in history, where MLK delivered his “I have a dream speech”
