THE IMPACT OF SALIENT POLITICAL ISSUES CONCERNING CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES ;RACE Flashcards
when did the civil rights movement begin
late 1940’s
what ruling ended segregation in the south
brown vs board 1954
example of the troubles black people had
murder of emmett till in 1955
His killers were freed by an all white jury even though they admitted to the crime
what methods did the civil rights movement use
direct action and peaceful civil disobedience - sit-ins and boycotts
what year was the “i had a dream” speech
1963
what year was mlk assassinated
1968
what bills came from the civil rights movement
civil rights acts - 1957,64,68
voting rights act of 1965
24th amendment
what is affirmative action
positive discrimination to favour racial minorities
when was affirmative action first used
1960’s
how many states is affirmative action banned in
9
most of which party back and dislike affirmative action
Democrats back it - obama, biden
Republicans critical of it - W.bush, trump
What did fisher v university of texas 2016 rule
affirmative action was legal
What did the voting rights act 1965 do
made it easier for african americans to vote
What did shelby county V holder 2013 do
say states could impose restrictions on voting
how many states have introduced voter restrictions since 2010
25
Main voter restriction
id identification
who does id identification affect the most
african-americans and hispanics less likely to have id
one possible explanation of incarceration rates being high
Evidence from fbi shows african-americans are more likely to do crime
Probably due to having worse social conditions
african americans are how much more likely to get done for drug charges vs whites
6 times more likely
what % of social distancing charges in new york where for black people
80%
A black man born in 2001 has what chance of ending up in jail over a lifetime vs white
Black - 1 in 3
White - 1 in 17
all but how many state ban ex-felons from voting
2
since the 1970’s what has risen
Felony disenfranchisement
by 2016 what amount of african americans couldn’t vote
1 in 3 because of previous charges
example of less felony disenfranchisement happening
in 2018 florida a state with a lot of ex-felons passed a ballot initiative to allow ex-felons to vote
When did black life’s matter start
2013
how has BLM had an impact on politics
exposes the violence faced by african-americans across te ISA
Black americans are how much more likely to be killed by the police than whites
2.5x
what happened with blm in 2020
george floyd was killed by a police man
Over 23 million people attended demonstrations in the us
Fair-right extremists and white supremacists were responsible for what amount of terrorism in 2020
2 thirds
is alt-right on the rise
yes
example of alt-right under trump
trump associated with alt-right leaders
Tweeted over blm “when the looting starts, the shooting starts”
Example of far-right extremism
23 hispanic people killed in a 2019 shooting in a Walmart in texas
Who poses a threat to democracy
far-right
What was shown on the capitol attacks in january 2021
Swastikas and confederate flags
