US Civil Rights Flashcards
The activist who triggered the Montgomery bus boycott
Rosa parks
MLK civil rights organisation
SCLC
The first civil rights organisation to be founded
NAACP
The governor of Arkansas
Orval Faubus (sent state guards to prevent Little Rock nine to enter the school
A landmark case that overturned the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’
Brown vs Topeka
To prevent a group of people from voting
Disenfranchise
The states which opposed slavery
Unionists
The case which established the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’
Plessy vs Ferguson
The element of Emmet Till murder which made it so shocking
Brutality
The belief that the US national government of Washington should not interfere with state legislation
Anti-fedarilism
The types of protests encouraged by MLK
Peaceful protests
Age of Emmet Till when he was murdered
14
The method which was key to the success of the Montgomery bus boycott
Carpooling
The general identity of the members of the KKK
Wasps
One reason why the outcome of the Little Rock was significant
Federal intervention
The landmark case which held that states are bound by the federal courts decision
Cooper vs Aaron case
The act of separating people on racial grounds
Segregation
The aspect of life which events in Topeka and Little Rock related to
Education
One problem with Chief Justice Warren’s judgement
No time limit
The state in which emmet till was murdered
Mississippi
The act of treating a group of people unfairly because of their gender/sex/race
Discrimination
The states which supported slavery
Confederate
A method used to indirectly prevent black people from voting
Literacy tests
The illegal, racist murders of black Americans
Lynching
A violent racist organisation
KKK
The outcome of Emmet Till trial
Aquited
A racist caricature after whom segregation laws were nicknamed
Jim Crow
The organisation which led to the Montgomery bus boycott
MIA
What was the nickname for the racism laws used in southern states to segregate black and white Americans
Jim Crow laws
Give one example of a barrier faced by black Americans when trying to vote?
kKK intimidation, literacy tests
What does NAACP stand for
National association advancement for coloured people
What does CORE stand for and how did they campaign for civil rights ?
Congress of racial quality Sit ins (Greensboro)
Name civil rights organisation
SCLC, SNCC, NAACP, CORE
What year was plessy vs Ferguson and why’s it so important
1896
Separated but equal
What year was brown vs Topeka and what did the judge rule?
1954
Integrate school,s, overturned plessy vs Ferguson
Giver one positive and one limitation of brown vs Topeka
Overturned plessy vs Ferguson
No time limit
How many black students arrived at Little Rock high school in 1957 to enrol at the school
9
Who was the state governor of Arkansas at the time of Little Rock
Orval faubus
What happened when the students tried to enrol
Blocked from entering
Which president intervened in the events of Little Rock
Eisenhower
Who signed the southern manifesto in 1956?
19 senator & 82 representatives (congress )
Racism organisations
kKK, white citizens council, Dixiecrats
1 way Emmet till murder was significant
Brutal way of murder on a child
High publicity
Equited
Which event triggered the Montgomery bus boycott 1955
Rosa parks
Who encouraged people to boycott the buses
Martin Luther making the speech to 7000
Why was the boycott able to last almost a year
Planing/organisation -> ‘walk to work’ campaign and carpooling
Why was boycotting an effective method of transport
Bus companies eventually went bankrupt
Economic pressure
What role did the Supreme Court play in the events of he Montgomery bus boycott
No segregation on buses
What happened at Greensboro
Desegregation of lunch counters (sit ins)
What did the freedom riders do ?
Interstate buses
Why was James Meredith able to attend Mississippi uni
President sent national guard to escort him
VEP
Voting education protest
Why were people protesting in Birmingham 1963
Closed schools, restaurant, parks so MLK led a protest
Who was the police chief at the protest in Birmingham
Eugene bill Conner
What did Eugene bill connor do?
Tell the police to take a day off, firehouses, dogs
Why did the 1964 civil rights act was passed?
JFK legacy
LBJ was from the south
What key event led to tue passing of 1965 voting rights act ?
March on Selma -> 25000 people marching, violently attacked by lead pipes. LBJ &MLK meeting where he promised to pass the voting rights act if MLK stopped the march
Differences of Malcom x and MLK
He used violence as a way of protest
Muslim
Whether to work with white people or not
