Truman and Civil Rights (old) Flashcards

1
Q

What executive order created the presidents committee on civil rights?

A

9808

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2
Q

When was the to secure these rights report?

A

1947

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3
Q

What executive order ended discrimination in the armed forces?

A

9981

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4
Q

When was discrimination in the armed forces ended?

A

1948

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5
Q

What executive order created the comitee on government contract compliance?

A

10308

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6
Q

Which executive director of the NAACP did Truman meet with?

A

Walter White

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7
Q

When did Truman give his radical speech on civil rights to congress?

A

1948

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8
Q

Who were top lawyers in the NAACP

A

Thurgood Marshall, Charles Hamilton Houston

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9
Q

When was Morgan v Virginia desegregating interstate buses?

A

1946

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10
Q

When was Shelley v Kramer banning restrictive covenants?

A

1948

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11
Q

When were McLauren v Oklahoma and Sweatt v Painter desegregating education?

A

1950

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12
Q

When was COREs journey for reconciliation and how many people took part

A

1947, 8 whites 8 blacks

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13
Q

When did the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters campaign against segregation in the armed forces?

A

1947

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14
Q

When was the states rights party under storm Thurmond founded?

A

1948

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15
Q

How many southern blacks were registered in south 1947

A

12%

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16
Q

What was the new KKK Klan?

A

3rd Klan

17
Q

When was the Detroit race riot and how many African Americans were killed?

A

1943, 25

18
Q

How many migrated in the 1940s and 1950s

A

1.4 million, 1.1 million

19
Q

How many more people did west coast airlines employ 1940-50?

A

15x

20
Q

Who were black members of the House of Representatives?

A

William L Dawson and Adam Clayton Powell

21
Q

Who was a famous black basketball player?

A

Jackie Robinson