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US Civil Rights Flashcards

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The activist who triggered the Montgomery bus boycott

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Rosa parks

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MLK civil rights organisation

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SCLC

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The first civil rights organisation to be founded

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NAACP

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The governor of Arkansas

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Orval Faubus (sent state guards to prevent Little Rock nine to enter the school

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A landmark case that overturned the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’

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Brown vs Topeka

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To prevent a group of people from voting

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Disenfranchise

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The states which opposed slavery

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Unionists

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The case which established the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’

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Plessy vs Ferguson

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The element of Emmet Till murder which made it so shocking

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Brutality

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The belief that the US national government of Washington should not interfere with state legislation

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Anti-fedarilism

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The types of protests encouraged by MLK

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Peaceful protests

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Age of Emmet Till when he was murdered

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14

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The method which was key to the success of the Montgomery bus boycott

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Carpooling

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14
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The general identity of the members of the KKK

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Wasps

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One reason why the outcome of the Little Rock was significant

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Federal intervention

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16
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The landmark case which held that states are bound by the federal courts decision

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Cooper vs Aaron case

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17
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The act of separating people on racial grounds

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Segregation

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18
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The aspect of life which events in Topeka and Little Rock related to

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Education

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19
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One problem with Chief Justice Warren’s judgement

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No time limit

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20
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The state in which emmet till was murdered

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Mississippi

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The act of treating a group of people unfairly because of their gender/sex/race

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Discrimination

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22
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The states which supported slavery

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Confederate

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23
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A method used to indirectly prevent black people from voting

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Literacy tests

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The illegal, racist murders of black Americans

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Lynching

25
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A violent racist organisation

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KKK

26
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The outcome of Emmet Till trial

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Aquited

27
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A racist caricature after whom segregation laws were nicknamed

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Jim Crow

28
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The organisation which led to the Montgomery bus boycott

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MIA

29
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What was the nickname for the racism laws used in southern states to segregate black and white Americans

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Jim Crow laws

30
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Give one example of a barrier faced by black Americans when trying to vote?

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kKK intimidation, literacy tests

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What does NAACP stand for

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National association advancement for coloured people

32
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What does CORE stand for and how did they campaign for civil rights ?

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Congress of racial quality 
Sit ins (Greensboro)
33
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Name civil rights organisation

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SCLC, SNCC, NAACP, CORE

34
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What year was plessy vs Ferguson and why’s it so important

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1896

Separated but equal

35
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What year was brown vs Topeka and what did the judge rule?

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1954

Integrate school,s, overturned plessy vs Ferguson

36
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Giver one positive and one limitation of brown vs Topeka

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Overturned plessy vs Ferguson

No time limit

37
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How many black students arrived at Little Rock high school in 1957 to enrol at the school

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9

38
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Who was the state governor of Arkansas at the time of Little Rock

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Orval faubus

39
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What happened when the students tried to enrol

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Blocked from entering

40
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Which president intervened in the events of Little Rock

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Eisenhower

41
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Who signed the southern manifesto in 1956?

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19 senator & 82 representatives (congress )

42
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Racism organisations

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kKK, white citizens council, Dixiecrats

43
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1 way Emmet till murder was significant

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Brutal way of murder on a child
High publicity
Equited

44
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Which event triggered the Montgomery bus boycott 1955

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Rosa parks

45
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Who encouraged people to boycott the buses

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Martin Luther making the speech to 7000

46
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Why was the boycott able to last almost a year

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Planing/organisation -> ‘walk to work’ campaign and carpooling

47
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Why was boycotting an effective method of transport

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Bus companies eventually went bankrupt

Economic pressure

48
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What role did the Supreme Court play in the events of he Montgomery bus boycott

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No segregation on buses

49
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What happened at Greensboro

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Desegregation of lunch counters (sit ins)

50
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What did the freedom riders do ?

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Interstate buses

51
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Why was James Meredith able to attend Mississippi uni

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President sent national guard to escort him

52
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VEP

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Voting education protest

53
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Why were people protesting in Birmingham 1963

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Closed schools, restaurant, parks so MLK led a protest

54
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Who was the police chief at the protest in Birmingham

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Eugene bill Conner

55
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What did Eugene bill connor do?

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Tell the police to take a day off, firehouses, dogs

56
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Why did the 1964 civil rights act was passed?

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JFK legacy

LBJ was from the south

57
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What key event led to tue passing of 1965 voting rights act ?

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March on Selma -> 25000 people marching, violently attacked by lead pipes. LBJ &MLK meeting where he promised to pass the voting rights act if MLK stopped the march

58
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Differences of Malcom x and MLK

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He used violence as a way of protest
Muslim
Whether to work with white people or not

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