the Civil Rights Movement Flashcards
How long did the Montgomery Bus boycott last?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted for 381 days and bus companies lost 65 percent of their income
How did ‘Separate but Equal’ negatively affect Black Students?
In South Carolina, black schools received $43 per student, a white school received $179 per student
This funding directly favoured White Students over Black Students
What happened May 17th 1954?
Brown Vs Board of Education
The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown
v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., unanimously agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.
Seen as the ‘Start’ of the Civil Rights Movement
What happened July 2nd 1964?
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, colour, religion, or national origin
What Major Law was passed in 1968?
1968 Civil Rights Act (Known as the Fair Housing Act)
It became law, banning the discrimination in housing and making it a federal crime to ‘by force or by the threat of force, injure, intimidate, or interfere with anyone…. By reason of their race, colour, religion, or national origin.’
What did Betty Friedan do in 1963 and why was it important?
In 1963 Betty Friedan published The Feminine
Mystique. This was a very important book in terms of women’s rights and the feminist movement. Friedan said that women should have equal rights with men in every way and that women should be able to pursue a good career.
What was the 1972 EAA?
1972:
Educational Amendment Act - bans sexual discrimination in education, enabling girls to study the same subjects as boys.
NOTE: this is 18 years AFTER Brown vs Board of Education
What were the results of the 1965 Watts Riot?
The Watts Riot was a result of Protests against Police Brutality. Watts Riot resulted in 34 dead, 1,032 injured, nearly 4,000 arrested, and $40 million worth of property destroyed.
What was the 1968 Kerner Commission?
Findings: “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white, separate and unequal.”
The Commission was created as a task force to explore the roots of the unrest and ‘riots’ in America.
The report left scant doubt that it regarded white racism as the cause of racial violence, protest, riots, and destruction.
Unfortunately, it was largely ignored by White Americans…… I wonder why….
What was the significance of the 1965 Selma March?
The Selma to Montgomery march was part of a series of civil rights protests that occurred in 1965.
In March of that year, in an effort to register Black voters in the South, protesters marching the 54-mile route from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery were confronted with deadly violence from local authorities and white vigilante groups.
As the world watched, the protesters—under the protection of federalized National Guard troops—finally achieved their goal, walking around the clock for three days to reach Montgomery, Alabama. The historic march raised awareness of the difficulties faced by Black voters, and the need for a national Voting Rights Act.
