Why Fight For Civil Rights? Flashcards
1
Q
Where was segregation worst?
A
South
2
Q
Where were black people expected to live?
A
The worst part of town
3
Q
How were black people treated in employment? (2)
A
- ‘Last hired, first fired’
- Expected to do the lowest paying jobs
4
Q
Where did Wilson introduce segregation in 1913?
A
Government offices and the White House
5
Q
How many anti-black race riots in 1919?
A
25
6
Q
What normally caused these anti-black race riots?
A
Police injustice
7
Q
Where was the worst ‘Red Summer’ riot?
A
Chicago
8
Q
Fannie Lou Hamer:
A
When she went to register to vote in Mississippi in 1962, she was sacked from her job and told that people weren’t ‘ready’ for her to do this
