S/k Flashcards
What year was slavery abolished
1865
What happened Emmett Till and why?
Lynched for flirting with a white women
What was executive order 8802
Banned racial discrimination in the army
What number had NAACP membership reached by 1946
600 000
What does NAACP stand for
National Association for the Advancements of coloured people
What does CORE stand for?
Congress of racial equality
When did the Montgomery bus boycott begin?
1955
How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?
380 days
Which 2 influential people are associated with the Montgomery bus boycott?
Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks
State 2 principles of non-violent protest
Sit-ins, white only facilities
In what year was the civil rights act passed?
1964
What president passed the civil rights act?
LBJ
What year was Brown vs Board of Education?
1954
What was the name of the student that didn’t get the message to not to go to Little Rock school?
Elizabeth Eckford
When was the Greensboro sit in?
1960
Where did the Greensboro sit in take place?
Diner
Why did the Greensboro sit in end?
There was a bomb threat - students removed and arrested
What does SNCC stand for?
Student non-violence coordinate committee
Who organised the freedom rides in 1961?
James Farmer - a member of CORE
What was the purpose of the freedom rides in 1961?
To check if the bus toilets were de-segregated
What was the nickname given to Birmingham, Alabama and why?
Bombingham because there were firebombs all around the city
What did Martin Luther King aim to do in Birmingham?
De-segregate the whole city
Name one famous singer that joined king in his match in Washington in 1963?
Bob Dylan
How many volunteers were sent to the south in 1964 to encourage black people to vote?
45
After the first day of the freedom summer in 1964, how many went missing?
3
How many black people applied to vote the year of freedom summer, 1964?
17,000
How many were accepted to vote in 1964?
1,600
What was Malcolm X’s real name?
Malcolm little
What did Malcolm X believe about peaceful protest?
He believed peaceful protest would never work and advocated violence
Who led the SNCC in 1965?
Stockely Charmichael
Where did riots take place in 1964?
Chicago
What was the Northern Crusade, 1966?
MLK wanted to get better living rights for blacks in the North however, he failed
When was Martin Luther King assassinated?
4th April 1968
Which act was passed in 1965 and what did it do?
Voting rights Act, gained everyone the right to vote
What percent of black Americans were registered to vote in 1980?
60%
Who were the BIA?
Bureau of Indian Affairs
What is Termination?
Native Americans were freed from federal control and protected by US law but tribal land was put up for sale
Name 2 laws passed to help native Americans
Native education Act 1972, Indian financing Act 1974, Indian self-determination act 1975
What issue wasn’t resolved that would’ve helped Native Americans?
The return of sacred land
What was the Bracero programme?
Guaranteed Mexicans the same wage as existing workers
Name two issues against Hispanic Americans
They were paid less, didn’t have equal rights, discriminated against, poor living/working conditions.
Name 2 leading figures in the Hispanics civil rights movement
Cesar Chavez, Gonzales, Jose Angel
Who were the brown berets?
Young militant organisation set up in 1967, copied the black panthers, campaigned against police brutality and led school walk outs
What year did the Supreme Court declare Hispanics as equal citizens?
1954
What did the Cuban American Adjustment act say?
All Cubans that lived in America for a year were permanent residents
What did congress say about homosexuality in the 1950s?
It was a mental illness
What was the Stonewall Inn riot?
28th June 1969, police raided a gay bar, the people in the inn rioted back
In 1977, how many people agreed with equal rights for gay people?
Over 50%
In what year was Harvey Milk assassinated?
1978 (27th November)
