Racial Tensions Flashcards
1
Q
How was their discrimination in employment
A
White teachers earned 30% more then blacks in the south
2
Q
What did the NAACP do in 1954
A
Challenged legality of separate education. Brown v board of education. SC ruled that south should integrate schools
3
Q
What was Little Rock Arkansas 1957
A
Gov ordered school in Arkansas let 9 Black students into a white high school. Met with mobs and protests as they tried to attend the school.Eisenhower sent federal troops to protect the students
