section 2 Flashcards
1
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What Were Sit-Ins?
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- 1960 sit in at whites only lunch counter
- peaceful protests, stayed until given equality
- 300 students took part ( moved to 54 cities)
- Ella Baker convention April 1960
- SNCC established
2
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What was the SNCC?
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- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
- student led organization in the civil rights movement
- challenged segregation and fought for voting rights
3
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Who Were the Freedom Riders?
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- integrated busses
- tires were slit, rocks + firebombs thrown
4
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What was Kennedy’s response to the Freedom Riders?
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- initially responded carefully
- deployed federal marshals to protect riders
- urged interstate desegregation
5
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Who was James Meredith?
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- american civil rights activist
- US air force veteran
- 1st African American student to desegregate/get admitted to University of Mississippi
6
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What was Birmingham?
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- events in Mississippi made MLK & other leaders mad
- would federals intervene when violence?
- MLK would write letters in Birmingham Jail
7
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Who was Bull Conner?
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- arranged attack on freedom riders
- governor of Birmingham
8
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What were the letters from Birmingham Jail?
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- the most eloquent defense of non violent protests ever written
-protests were breaking laws following higher moral law
9
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What was the Civil Rights Bill of 1964?
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- outlawed discrimination because or race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
- ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination
10
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How did JFK’s assassination help with the civil rights Bill of 1964?
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- after JFK was assassinated Johnson was committed to getting his bill through congress
- the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the most comprehensive Civil law congress had ever enacted
11
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What was the role of March on Washington?
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- advocated for civil and economic rights
- tribute to “I have a dream”
- contributed to passage of landmarks civil rights legislation
12
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What was the Selma March?
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- SCLC and MLK marched in Selma Alabama
- Jim Clark terrorized & attacked with clubs
- MLK joined the SNCC
- beatings shown all over the TV
13
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What was the voting rights act of 1965?
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- august 3rd 1965, House of Rep passed voting rights bill
- examiners sent to register qualified African American voters
- 250,000 black voters
- 500 elected in office by 1990
- African Americans still trapped in poverty
