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Who was Booker T Washington?
- Born Into Southern Poverty
- Founder of the Tuskegee Institute up from slavery
What Was Booker T Washingtons Beliefs?
He wanted to slowly integrate equality, concentrating on breaking into blue collar jobs. Once People were equal financially, they would be slowly forced to it.
Who was W.E.B. Dubois
- Born Into a wealthy family in the northeast
- Highly educated(the first black PHD at Harvard)
Who founded the NAACP and What does the acronym stand for.
W.E.B. Dubois and it stands for the “National Association for the Advancement of Colored People”
What was Dubois beliefs?
Tackling inequality head on was the only way for change to be accomplished. Sending the message is the only way.
The 1950’s would mark the beginning of the modern civil rights movement for African Americans, why?
-WW2 had shown a glimmer of what could be due to Truman’s integration.
-Technology(television)
-Less Racism in society and the supreme court
-Leadership among African Americans
What was Brown vs Board of education?
It was a ruling by the supreme court that deemed that Segregation was unconstitutional.
What was Plessy v Fergusson?
It was a ruling 60 years before Brown V Board of education that said that segregation was perfectly constitutional.
What was The Murder of Emmet Till?
In 1955, He was a young boy from the north who went on vacation in the south. He had said hello to a while woman in a shop and was promptly killed after.
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
After Rosa Parks was arrested, the message was spread to go on a one day bus boycott. This turned into 381 days. This demolished bus segregation.
What is the formula for successful change?
-Be willing to peacefully disobey unjust laws
-Be willing to suffer the beatings and jail time
-Have lots of media coverage
-Making outsiders see the crimes will make them not abide by it
The Murder of Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers was an NAACP associate, and after a meeting was shot in his home. This sparked several different events like the march on Washington and civil rights acts.
What’s actions did Washington DC take?
-The Civil Rights act of 1964
- The Civil Rights act of 1965
- The 24th amendment in 1964
(these laws will be enforced forever)
What was the March on Washington about?
This was a mass gathering from both white and African Americans in major protest and social gathering. This is where he held is I have a dream speech.
Who was Malcom X?
-Born and raised in the north, moving around a lot.
-He joined the nation of Islam which preached black nationalism.
What was Black Nationalism?
The belief that African Americans were the superior race, and that they needed to take responsibility for their lives and stand up for themselves.
What were first 5 problems that Malcom X brought attention to?
- Economic inequality
- Unequal Housing
- Institutional Racism
- Police Brutality
- Disproportionate Vietnam Draft
what were the last 4 problems that Malcom X brought attention to?
- Increasing Drop out Rates
- High Black on Black crimes
- Drug Addiction in black communities
- Less stable black families
