Peaceful protests - 1963-1965 Flashcards
The importance of the Peace march Washington D.C in 1963
August 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in the nation’s capital. It was also 100 years after the abolishment of slavery.
What was the importance of the Freedom summer?
Freedom Summer was a 1964 voter registration drive aimed at increasing the number of registered Black voters in Mississippi. Over 700 mostly white volunteers joined African Americans in Mississippi to fight against voter intimidation and discrimination at the polls.
Organised by CORE and SNCC
The attention the Freedom Summer gained for the civil rights movement helped convince President Johnson and Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Mississippi Murders
The murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, also known as the Freedom Summer murders, refer to three activists who were abducted and murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in June 1964 during the Civil Rights Movement- even white people were being targeted.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964- Kennedy’s and Johnson’s involvement
Kenndy proposed this Act before he was assassinated in 1963. When Johnson was signed into the presidency he decided to continue with this Act and passes it through congress. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It also gives everyone an equal job opportunity.
The March to Selma 1965
The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. On March 7, 1965, an estimated 525 to 600 civil rights marchers started their 54-mile journey. The march was led by John Lewis of SNCC. The protest went according to plan until the marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where they encountered a wall of state troopers and were attacked. This event was called Bloody Sunday and Johnson made a supportive speech. The third match was the successful one
The Voting Act of 1965
It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices in the south, including literacy tests. It allowed there to be federal troops at registration so Black people didn’t face violence.
votes = power = control
