USA: race and religion Flashcards
what are some of the bible belt states?
Texas, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee
where are the bible belt states located?
southern states
what are religious fundametalists?
people who believed that the bible word for word, literally
who were famous fundamentalists?
Billy Sundae and Amy Semple Mcfersun
when was the monkey trial?
1925
who was put on trial and why during the monkey trial?
John T Scopes, taught evolution in school against the law
what was the butler act? when was it introduced?
banned the teaching of evolution in public schools, introduced in 1925
who was the defense?
Clarence Darrow
who was the prosecution?
William Jennings Bryan
what is to be known about William J Bryan?
he was a fundamentalist
what did the monkey trial become?
a debate between science and religion
what happened at the end of the trial?
Scopes was found guilty and was fined $100
where did Native Americans live?
in reserved
what were the conditions in the reserves like?
poor quality land meaning they could not grow they home food
when was the Indian citizenship act passed?
1924
what was good and bad about the Indian citizenship act?
it granted American citizenship but Native Americans were called Indians
what was the Eugenics programme?
social planning for Native Americans:
stopped women having children
what happened when Native American children were forced to go to boarding schools?
they were violent
forced children to convert religion, reject their culture, gave new names and shaved their heads
when was the Meriam report?
1928
what did the Meriam report do?
said that the boarding schools were under-staffed, underfunded and run to harshly
said a change was needed
what were the Jim Crow laws?
segregation laws which separated black people from white people
where were black people segregated?
public transport, swimming pools, libraries, drinking fountains, hospitals, shops
how many black people were lynched between 1915 and 1922?
430
what is the KKK?
Ku Klux Klan
