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
When was discrimination in the armed forces ended?
1948
What executive order created the comitee on government contract compliance?
10308
Which executive director of the NAACP did Truman meet with?
Walter White
When did Truman give his radical speech on civil rights to congress?
1948
Who were top lawyers in the NAACP
Thurgood Marshall, Charles Hamilton Houston
When was Morgan v Virginia desegregating interstate buses?
1946
When was Shelley v Kramer banning restrictive covenants?
1948
When were McLauren v Oklahoma and Sweatt v Painter desegregating education?
1950
When was COREs journey for reconciliation and how many people took part
1947, 8 whites 8 blacks
When did the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters campaign against segregation in the armed forces?
1947
When was the states rights party under storm Thurmond founded?
1948
How many southern blacks were registered in south 1947
12%
What was the new KKK Klan?
3rd Klan
When was the Detroit race riot and how many African Americans were killed?
1943, 25
How many migrated in the 1940s and 1950s
1.4 million, 1.1 million
How many more people did west coast airlines employ 1940-50?
15x
Who were black members of the House of Representatives?
William L Dawson and Adam Clayton Powell
Who was a famous black basketball player?
Jackie Robinson
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 the 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
How many black workers did Bell aircrafts employ in the South out of a total number?
2500 / 35000
How many Southern African Americans were registered to vote in 1947?
12%
When was the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded?
1942
When were Jim Crow Laws enforced until?
1965
When were there many lynchings?
1920’s and 20s?
When did the 3rd Klan flourish?
1950’s
How did the population fo Black people in North change after the Great Migration?
1900- 8% outside south. 1940s - 1.4million moved, 1950’s - 1.4million moved.
When was Malcolm X assissinated?
1965
When was Jackie Robinson the first black basketball player?
1947
How long was Malcolm x prison sentence 1946?
8-10 years
