The achievements of civil protest Flashcards
By 1957 how many school districts in the south had desegregated?
750 out of 6300
By 1957, what percentage of black students in southern school districts remained in segregated schools?
97%
By 1968, what percentage of black students in southern schools remained in segregated schools?
58%
By the end of 1963, in how many cities had sit-ins occured? And how many had desegregated restaurants and canteens?
-Sit-ins had occurred in 200 cities.-161 had desegregated restaurants and canteens.
How many more cities did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 force to desegregate?
53
By 1965, how many southern cities had desegregated?
214
By 1963 how many black southerners were registered to vote?
800,000 out of 20 million
Between 1965 and 1966 how many more black southerners were registered to vote?
230,000
By 1966 how many of the southern states still had less than 50% of their black citizens registered to vote?
4
In the North between 1960 and 1965 how had the number of black voters increased?
it increased from 4million to 6million
Who was the first African Amercian to be elected mayor of an American City?
Robert C. Henry was elected mayor of Springfield, Ohio in 1966
By 1968, how many of the 31 states with the highest proportion of black people, had introduced Fair Employment Practice Laws?
25
What was the rate of black unemployment like compared to the national average during the 1950’s and early 1960’s?
approximately twice the national average
In 1965 what was the rate of black income compared to the national average?
The rate of income of black workers was 53% of the national average
By 1968 what was the percentage of black unemployment compared to white unemployment?
Black unemployment was 7 %. White unemployment was 5%.
By 1968 what was the rate of black income compared to the income of white workers?
it was 61% of the income of white workers
In 1960 what percentage of America’s black population were living in ‘unsound accomodation’?
46%
In 1960 what percentage of America’s black population lived in urban areas where housing stock was old and where the amount of suitable housing was decreasing?
73%
In 1960, what percentage of America’s black population lived in inner-city areas in the USA’s ten largest cities?
25%
By 1967, how many states had some sort of fair housing law?
22 states and 8 cities
By 1967, which two states had comprehensive enforcement agencies dedicated to challenging discrimination in the housing market?
New York State and Massachusetts
What percentage of America’s housing market did the 1968 Fair Housing Act prohibit discrimination in?
80%
According to the 1968 fair housing act what was the maximum fine for discrimination in the housing market?
$1000
In 1954, what percentage of those surveyed supported the Supreme Court’s decision to make segregation in education illegal?
55%
