Unit 3 lecture 4 Flashcards
What was the Civil Rights movement?
It was an activist moment where they fought for equality
What was the three parts to the civil rights movement?
- Legal
- Grassroots
- Legislative
NAACP
Was the legal part of the civil right movement
What were some things that led to the civil rights movement?
World war 2 with the double v campaign where america had to fight against natzism abroad and inequality at home, truman & the cold war where truman pass executive orders ot help fight inequality in america, & etc
Exceuctive order 8802
Created the fair employment practices commission(FEPC) which out lawed race base discrinmination in defense work place
Double V campaign
Victory over natzism abroad & victory over inequality at home
Core (Congress of racial equality)
They took a stance on nonviolence civil disobedience
Executive order 9981
Was used to desegregate the military by establishing the president’s committee on equality of treatment & opportunity in the armed services to look into race base discrimination & force branches in the military to stop segregation
The NAACP tried to use what amendment to overthrow the plessy v ferguson ruling?
The 14th amendment the part of it where it talked about “Equal proctection”
How did the ruling of the Brown v Board of education change america?
The supreme court rules that segregated school is unconstituional
What was the little rock nine?
Nine African americas tried to join an all white college where the state guards tried to stop them from joining and it forced president eistenhoward to do something about civil rights affairs where he sent the militray to protect them
What was the southern christian leadership conference (SCLC)?
It was the black church at the center of civil rights movement
Student non-violent coordinating committee(SNCC)
Was the youth movement to the civil rights where college students joined the civil rights movement in the non-violent protest like the sit - in in an all white restruants where black college students sat in an all white restruanant to stop segregation
Freedom rides 1961
Activist traveled on bus across state lines in the south
Civil rights Act of 1964
Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment, and it gave equal access to education & public accomodation like bathrooms
