the quest for civil rights Flashcards
How many anti-black race riots were there in 1919?
25
By how much did Black voter registration drop between 1896 and 1904, in Louisiana?
nearly 130,000
By 1925, what was the KKK’s membership?
8 million
Between 1915 and 1930 how many Lynchings took place?
65 white men, 579 black men
By 1920, 40% of African Americans in the North were living in which cities?
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
In 1942, what % of Defence workers were black?
3%
By how much did NAACP membership increase between 1917 and 1946?
591,000
By 1956, how many members did the White Citizens Council have?
250,000
In Montgomery, what % of bus users were black?
75%
In the Montgomery Bus Boycott, what % of Black people Boycotted buses
90%
In 1964, how many of the 17,000 Black Americans in Mississippi were accepted to register.
1,600
In 1966, what % of Black Americans were registered to vote?
58.2%
In 1980, what % of Black Americans were registered to vote?
60%
By 1970, how much of all Native Americans lived in towns or cities?
About Half
How much did the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act transfer to Native Alaskans?
40 million acres
$462,500,000
