The civil rights movements in 1950s Flashcards
1
Q
what was the main cause of the civil rights movements
A
opposition to the injustice of segregation
2
Q
how many states followed the Jim crow laws
A
17
3
Q
how many blacks were registered for voting in Mississippi
A
5%
4
Q
who led the early civil rights movements
A
NAACP
5
Q
What did the NAACP do
A
- pioneered tactics of legal challenges
- paved way for civil right leaders and groups
6
Q
how much did the NAACP grow by
A
50,000 to 450,000
7
Q
who was a baptist minister in church groups
A
MLK
8
Q
Brown v. Board of Education of topeka
A
1954
9
Q
Brown v. Board of Education of topeka- details
A
- used the case of Linda Borwn
- supreme court rules “seperate education faculties are inherently unequal”
10
Q
Brown v. Board of Education of topeka- consequences
A
- led to violence in south
- senator Harry Byrd closed schools for 2 years
- black schools close + lose jobs
- led to desegregation of buses
- governemt enforced law in little rock
11
Q
when was the force enforced into Little Rock
A
1957
12
Q
when was the murder of Emmett Till
A
1955
13
Q
how many people viewd the body at the funeral
A
50,000
14
Q
consequences of murder of emett till
A
- provoked national outrage
- helped trigger civil rights movements
- impacted muhammed ali and Rosa Parks
15
Q
Montgomery bus boycott date
A
1955-6
