Unit 1: Topic 4: African Americans in the North and South Flashcards
How were the democrats split?
Split between New Deal Liberals and the Dixiecrats
When did the southerners start voting for Republicans?
1964
Who led the states right party?
Strom Thurmond
Which amendment gave African Americans equal protection under law?
14th Amendment
When was Plessy vs Ferguson?
1896
When was Murray v Pearson and then Gaines v Canada?
1935, 1938
Who were famous lawyers who worked for the NAACP?
Thurgood Marshall, Charles Hamilton Houston, Robert Carter
How much was Black income compared to white during Trumans presidency?
01-Feb
H0w many black workers did Bell aircrafts employ in the South out of a total number?
2500 out of 35000
How many Southern African Americans were registered to vote in 1947?
12
When was the Congress of Recial Equality (CORE) founded?
1942
When was there a race riot in Detroit and how many joined and how many died?
1943, 100000, 34
When were Jim Crow Laws enforced until?
1965
When were there many lynchings?
1920s and 20s
When did the 3rd Klan flourish?
1950’s
How did the population of Black People in the North change after the Great Migration?
1900 - 8% outside south. 1940s - 1.4million moved, 1950s - 1.4million moved
When was Malcolm X assassinated?
1965
When was Jackie Robinson the first black baseball player?
1947
How long was Malcolm X’s prison sentence 1946?
8-10 years
What executive order created the presidents committee on civil rights?
9808
When was the to secure these rights report?
1947
What executive order ended discrimination in the armed forces?
9981