USA theme stats - civil rights Flashcards
how many anti-black race riots were there in 1919
25 (eg. Red summer in Chicago)
when did the Jim Crow laws come about
1917
how many black men were lynched
579
when did lynchings take place
1915-1930
when was slavery abolished
late 1880s
when did the Great migration take place
1917-1930
how did the population of black people in New York change between 1910-1930
1910 = 90,000
1930 = 327,000
how did the population of black people in Detroit change between 1910-1930
1910 = 5,000
1930 = 120,000
when was the NAACP set up
1917 but spread in the 1930s during the migration
how did the amount of members of the NAACP change between 1917-1946
1917 = 90,000
1946 = 600,000
how did the number of black soldiers change during the war (1942-1944)
1942 = 3%
end of war (1944) = 8%
when was CORE set up and why
1947
CORE = congress of racial equality
involved in desegregating public facilities through sit ins
what legal challenge happened in 1954
brown vs board
what was the name of the organisation that was set up for white people to fight against racial segregation and when was it set up
white citizens council
set up in 1954 during the brown vs board case
how many members did the white citizens council have by 1956
250,000
what are some examples of sit ins that CORE organised
1942 - St Louis sit in
1949 - Baltimore sit in
what big turning point happened in 1955
Montgomery bus boycott
which association was created following the Montgomery bus boycott and who was chosen as the leader
MIA = Montgomery improvement association with Martin Luther King being chosen as leader
what committee was set up in 1960 and why
SNCC = Student nonviolent coordinating committee
it was created to help student cope with white abuse and violence
how many black bus users partook in the Montgomery bus boycott and refused to take the bus
90% of all black bus users
(75% of bus users were black)
how long did the Montgomery bus boycott last
380 days - starting on the 5th December 1955
how many reporters were there at Little Rock
250
what civil rights turning point happened in 1956-1957
Little Rock
what civil rights turning point happened in 1960
Greensboro Sit in
