Truman - African Americans Flashcards
1
Q
when did truman address the NAACP
A
29th June 1947
2
Q
how many members of the NAACP were there after WW2
A
450,000
3
Q
Jackie Robinson
A
first Black player in major league baseball, 1947
4
Q
What court case happened in 1944?
A
- smith v Allright
- voting rights in primaries
5
Q
What court case happened in 1946?
A
- Morgan v Virginia
- segregation on interstate buses made illegal
6
Q
What court case happened in 1948?
A
- Shelley v Kramer
-banned restricted covenants
7
Q
What court case happened in 1950?
A
- mclaurin v Okhlahoma
- Mclaurin could enter Uni of Oklahoma
8
Q
What court case happened in 1950?
A
- Sweatt v Painter
- second education case for law school
9
Q
what did CORE do and when
A
- 10th April 1947
- journey of reconciliation
10
Q
what EO was passed in 1946?
A
11
Q
how many african americans were lynched in 1946?
A
12
Q
what civil rights report was passed in 1947?
A
‘To secure these rights’
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