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The quest for civil rights, 1917-80 Flashcards

1
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How many anti-black race riots took place in 1919?

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25

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What was the worst of these anti-black riots in 1919?

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‘Red Summer’ riots in Chicago

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What were Jim Crow laws also called by?

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‘the final settlement’

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How much had the number of black Americans registered to vote become in 1904? What had it been in 1896?

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130,334 in 1896 to 1,342

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Between 1915-30, how many lynchings took place?

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65 white men and 579 black men

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Who was lynched in 1955?

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Emmet Till

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By 1925, what was the approx membership of the KKK?

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3-8 million

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What were Wilson’s views on segregation?

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He had no issue with it

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What was the migration to the north called? (1917-32)

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The Great Migration

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What was one of the causes of the Great Migration?

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Need for workers as the US entered WWI

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What was Executive Order 8802 passed by Roosevelt in the 1930’s?

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Banned racial discrimination in the defence industry

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11
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What was one negative impact of the New Deal for black Americans?

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They were fired in their thousands during agricultural reforms

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What was one positive of the ND for black Americans?

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1/3 of low-income housing built had black tenants due to most of the poor people being black

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How many black NAACP members were in Birmingham, Alabama? How many communist ones were there?

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6 NAACP - . 3,000 communist

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What was one failure of the NAACP in the 1931?

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They failed to take on a case of 9 black men accused of rape which was later found to be a conspiracy by communist lawyers

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What did the Father Divine of the Peace Mission church do in Harlem? 1930’s

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Sold goods to black people cheaper than white-run stores

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What did the Resettlement Administration do in 1937?

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Resettled low income families and lent money where needed

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15
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What women’s orgs were set up in protest to the New Deal?

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The Housewives Leagues - mounted boycotts on stores until they hired black workers

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16
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What did 2 million black people sign in 1939?

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A petition for federal aid for their relocation to Africa

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17
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What percentage of defence workers were black in 1942? What did this go up to by 1944

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3% to 8%

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What did Truman do in 1948 with the executive order?

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Executive Order to desegregate the military and all work done by businesses for the govt

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18
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What were many civil leaders often?

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Churchmen

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NAACP membership went from 9,000 in 1917 to what in 1946?

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600,000

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19
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Who was the separatist that advocated for a return to Africa?

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Marcus Garvey

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Who was the first black American to be appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967?

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Thurgood Marshall

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21
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What did CORE stand for?

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Congress of Racial Equality

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22
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What percentage of bus users were black in Montgomery?

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75%

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What org did MLK jr set up in 1957?

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

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Who was the student in Little Rock, Arkansas that bravely walked to school in 1957?

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Elizabeth Eckford

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Who was the racist governor of Arkansas in 1957?

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Orval Faubus

25
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What were some of the cars that followed a bus in Aniston, Alabama on a freedom ride in 1961?

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Police cars

26
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What was Birmingham nicknamed as?

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Bombingham

27
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Who was the racist chief of police in Birmingham, Alabama?

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‘Bull’ Connor

28
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4% viewed race as a pressing issue in 1962 prior to the Birmingham Alabama riots. How many viewed it as an issue in 1963?

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42%

29
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How many people tried to register to vote during the Freedom Summer of 1964? How many were accepted?

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17,000 and 1,600 accepted

30
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Why was the impact of the late 1960’s riots on the civil rights movement different from those of the early 1960’s?

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Early 1960’s saw more sympathy for the protestors - latter years the media presented the black rioters as violent

31
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What did King announce his aims were going to be in the ‘Northern Crusade’?

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Set up tenant unions, improving working conditions + teaching youth about non-violent protests

32
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What took place on the 4th of April 1968 during a strike of Memphis sanitation workers?

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MLK jr was assassinated

33
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On a socioeconomic development score, black Americans went from a score of 16 in 1940 to what by 1960?

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21

34
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By 1980, what percentage of Black Americans were registered to vote?

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60%

35
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What % of black high school drop outs between 25-34 had criminal records? 1980

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75%

36
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How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last for?

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381 days

37
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Why was it more feasible for Nixon to make changes for Native Americans compared to other groups?

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They were a small minority - 830,000 compared 22,600,000 black Americans

38
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What were some policies to aid Native Americans?

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1972 Education Act - funds tribal skls

1974 Indian Financing Act - Lent tribes funds

1975 Indian Self-Determination Act - maintains BIA but contracts services such as healthcare

1978 Indian Child Welfare Act - Federal standards for the removal of Native children from their families

39
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What did the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act give Native Alaskans in 1971?

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Transferred 40 million acres of land and 462,500,000

40
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Who was a Hispanic activist for working conditions?

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Cesar Chavez

40
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What was the programme that guaranteed Mexicans the same wages as other workers?

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Bracero programme - not always effective

41
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Who was a non-violent campaigner that focused on working rights?

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Cesar Chavez

42
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Who was the young, militant Hispanic organisation that went against police brutality and campaigned for school walk-outs?

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Brown Berets

43
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What were some gains for Hispanics?

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Voting Rights were extended to provide language assistance at polling stations
1974 Equal Opportunities provided bilingual education

44
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Why were the gains for Hispanics limited?

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The level of change varied from place to place as did the levels of enforcement

45
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What event sparked the gay rights movement in 1969?

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Raid at Stonewall Inn

46
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How many people fought back during the Stonewall raid?

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around 400

47
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How many gay pride marchers participated in NYC alone in 1970?

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around 10,000

48
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Where was a lot of hostility towards gay people often found in the US? Why was this?

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Bible Belt (much of the South)
Religious fundamentalism fuelled hostility

48
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Who was the first openly gay candidate elected to public office in 1974?

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Kathy Kozachenko

49
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Between 1979-81, how many openly gay state judges were appointed in California?

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4

50
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What was the openly anti-gay initiative in Florida in the 1970’s?

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Save Our Children

51
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Who was the future president that supported the religious anti-gay sentiment?

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Reagan

52
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In 1933, there were 50,000 black Americans in the Civil Service. By 1946, there were how many?

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200,000

53
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What bill did FDR fail to push through in the New Deal? Why was this?

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Anti-lynching bills - this was because he formed a coalition govt with more conservative Democrats

54
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What was FDR also inconsistent in his support for ending?

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Poll taxes

55
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Who was one example of a Black person being appointed to government under the New Deal? What did they do?

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Mary Mcleod Bethune - set up the Federal Administration on Negro Affairs which was nicknamed the Black Cabinet

55
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In 1940, there were 10,000 black members of the US armed forces. By the end of WWII, how many were there?

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1.2 mil in the forces and 2.5 registered for the draft

56
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What is one example of black women being discriminated against in the military during WWII?

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Black women were promised training as medical technicians but were relegated to hospital orderlies in Fort Devens, Boston

57
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What was the Exec Order 8802 under FDR?

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banned discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government

58
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What did some schools do instead of obeying the Brown v Board of Education ruling?

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Closed the school down completely

58
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What was the Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 about?

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The desegregation of public education

59
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What was one example of schools closing down to prevent desegregation?

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The Prince Edward County school system shut down completely in 1959

60
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What did the American Indian Movement do in 1969? How long did it last?

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Occupied Alcatraz Island - 19 months

61
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What did Cesar Chaves set up in 1962?

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Establishes United Farm Workers

61
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What was one success of the United Farm Workers?

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won the recognition of grape growers

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A
62
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What was one initiative of the Brown Berets?

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10,000 school students walk out of their classes in East L.A in 1968

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