usa civil rights Flashcards
(51 cards)
when was brown vs the baord of education
1951
when was brown vs the baord of education
1951
what was borwn vs the board of education
a girk caked linda brown had to walk 2 mies to a segregated shcool
her faher lost the case but appealed it
brown vs board of educaio ==
1954 segregation in schools was illegal
when was little rock
1957
when was little rock
1957
what was little rock
9 students were denied access to a school in arkansas and the governer even got the national gurad to stop them
they took them to court and won
why was little rock mildly significatn
2 million african american kids in america - 2500 of them went to a school with white children
when was rosa parks
dec 1955
what was rosa parks
MONTOGMERY BUSES WERE SGREGATED a white man told rosa parks to move out of her seat and she refused- leading to her arrest
as a result many africna americans boycotted the busienss and it was lead by MLK
johnson civil rights law when
1964
voting rights act johnson what
1965 ensured africna americans coulf vote by banning intereference
MLK how many speeches
in one year - gave 208 speeches
protests lead by MLK
freedom rides - african american people sat in the white only parts of buses 1961
sit ins - african americans sat in white only oarts of restraurants within 18 months 70000 sit ins happende
when were freedom rides and sit ins
1961
what was the nation of islam
wanted seperaism as white society was corrupted and racist lead by malcolm x
who lead nation of islam
malcom x
whenw as black panther party formed
1966
what was black panther party
rejected non violent protest
when was fair housing act
1968
what was fair housing act
banned discirmination in housing
why was the black power movement unsuccessul
by the end of the 60s most movements ran out of moeny
kennedy elected when
1960
successes of the new frontier - civil rights
created the ceeo to ensure that all people emplyed by the federal government were given equal opportunities
stood up to southern poiticians
