progress by 1965 Flashcards
when was the freedom summer
1964
how many black americans registered to vote between 1962 and 64
700,000
who set up freedom summer and where
sncc and core in mississipi
how many people volunteered to help in freedom summer
1000
why was 1964 significant for the right to vote
election year
how many kkk members were in mississipi
over 10,000
how black churches and black homes were burnt during the freedom summer by kkk
37 churches 30 homes
how many people tried to vote in the freedom summer and how many succeeded
17,000 attempted, 1,600 suceeded
when were the mississipii murders and what
21st june 1964, 2 white volunteers 1 black core murdered by kkk
what year was selma
1965
why did they choose selma
largest wcc membership in alabama
when was the march on slema and how many people took part
7th march with 600 protesters
what happened on edmund pettus bridge selma
state troopers stopped protesters and attacked them and fired tear gas
what was selma nicknames
bloody sunday
what were benefits of civil rights act 1964
banned voting discriminayion, public discrimination, job discrimination, forced school desegregation, removed funding from discrimination
