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RACE RIOTS Flashcards

1
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When did the large race riot take place?

A

July 1964

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2
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Where did the large riots take place?

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New York

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3
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Around when did the race riots happen?why is this significant?

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2 weeks after the signing of the Civil Rights Act

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4
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So why was the race riots happening 2 weeks after significant?

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Showed unhappiness in AA community, now realised laws wouldn’t bring equality

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5
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*How many riots were there?

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*329 MAJOR RIOTS, IN 257 AMERICAN CITIES

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6
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How long did these riots last

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over next 4 years

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7
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How many people were killed in these riots?

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over 200 people

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8
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How many were injured in these riots?

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thousands

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9
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How many arrested in these riots?

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tens of thousands

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10
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What else was damaged in these riots?

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Billions of dollars worth of property and goods damaged

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Where was the largest riots?

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The Watts District of L.A

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12
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When did the largest riot take place?

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Between 11-17 August 1965

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13
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Who was Marquette Frye?

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Arrested on suspicion of drink driving

  • -)Resisted arrest
  • -)Rumours spread police attacked his pregnant GF and mom
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14
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What happened after Marquette Frye’s arrest

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violent protests broke out

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15
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Who and what was enforced to try and restore order?

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Over 14,000 CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS enforced a CURFEW ZONE of approx. 70KM

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16
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How long did the Watts district riot in LA last?

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6 days

17
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How many people died in the Watts district riot?

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34 people died in the WATTS district riot

18
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How many injured/arrested in the Watts riot?

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Over 1000 injured in WATTS district riot and nearly 4, 000 arrested

19
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How bad was the property damage in the Watts riot?

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HUNDREDS of homes and business, shops badly damaged

20
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Who organised the riots?

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No one, but Black Power influence blamed, mostly black youth participants

21
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What was set up to investigate the riots?When?

A

The Kerner Report, 1968

22
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Name 1 reason why the riots broke out according to THE KERNER REPORT

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Frustrations and anger at poor living conditions in the ghettos caused by segregation and discrimination

23
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Name a 2nd reason why the riots broke out according to THE KERNER REPORT

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Failure of police and city authorities to respond to reported problems

24
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Name a 3rd reason why the riots broke out according to THE KERNER REPORT

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Unfair treatment and VIOLENCE of police whose extreme violence during riots WORSENED them

25
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What did the KERNER REPORT recommend? DID IT WORK?

A

Setting up more social programmes to deal with the problems, but recommendations never followed up after RICHARD NIXON became president in JAN 1969

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