The Rights Revolution Flashcards
What were the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?
13th - legal abolition of slavery
14th - all persons born in the United States are American
15th - all persons, regardless of race or colour, are allowed to vote
Name three strategies used by activists in the civil rights movement.
1) involvement of the federal government in an effort to establish rights for blacks
2) use of non-violent protests
3) white allyship
When and what was Brown vs. Board of Education?
The Brown vs. Board of Education was a declaration in 1954 which stated that the ‘separate but equal’ concept had no place in education, ruling out segregation in schools
When and what was the Little Rock incident?
The Little Rock incident of 1957 happened when 9 black children decided to go to a newly desegregated school in Arkansas. However, the white citizens were outraged and the military had to become involved.
When and what was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
The bus boycott of December 1955, was a protest which involved Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white man. It resulted in a coordinated campaign against segregation in Montgomery, headed by Parks and MLK Jr., and achieved an abolition of ‘separate but equal’.
When and what was the SCLC?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, formed in 1957
When and what were the Lunch Counter Sit-ins?
The lunch counter sit-ins of 1960 onwards were a campaign of non-violent protests in which black teens sat in white seats in diners. When they refused to move, they were treated horribly by white citizens, which spread rebellion amongst southern blacks.
What was the SNCC?
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
When did SNCC terminate white membership, and why?
December 1945, because they thought MLK was too sympathetic towards whites
What was the Black Nationalist movement?
The Black Nationalist Movement, headed by Malcolm X, was an aggressive approach to the black situation in America. It involved overt, revolutionary preaching about the inequities in American capitalism, and targeted the white man as the oppressor.
What did the Cold War do for women?
Pushed them into domestic roles
When was the average woman married by in 1950?
20 years old
What was the consequence of young marriage rates?
The baby boom
Define ‘the problem’.
The problem was a sweeping ideology during this time, in which rather than satisfy the typical role of a woman in the 20th century, many women wanted to abandon the role of housewife and mother, and go off to college
What was NOW?
National Organisation of Women, which defined liberal feminism and manipulated the federal government to ameliorate the situation for women
