11th - US History -2nd Semester review - Civil Rights Flashcards
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Brown vs Board of Education
Supreme Court Decision that ruled that “separate, but equal” education for black and white students was unconstitutional.
Remember the Titans.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Black pastor and activist who fought for black rights.
Freedom Riders
Blacks who rode buses into the southern states protesting the separate seating of black Americans.
March on Washington
250,000 people marched and demanded immediate passage of civil rights bill
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Law banning discrimination on basis of race, sex, national origin, or religion in public places and most workplaces
Voting Rights Act of 1965`
Law making voter registration easier for African Americans by eliminating discriminatory literacy tests and authorizing voter enrollment by federal examiners
De facto segregation
De jure segregation
Segregation - separating people based on race
De facto
De jure
Nation of Islam
Religious group to promote black separatism and Islamic religion
aka Black Muslims
Black Power
Slogan in 1960s encouraging African-American pride and political and social leadership
Black Panthers
Militant African-American political organization formed to fight police brutality and provide services in the ghetto
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Interracial group formed in 1942 to work against segregation in Northern cities
Kerner Commision
Group appointed by President Johnson to study causes of urban violence and recommended elimination of de facto segregation in American society
What Supreme Court case allowed “separate, but equal” to be okay and led to the Jim Crow laws?
Plessy vs Ferguson
What was a literacy test? What was it supposed to measure? Was it successful?
Literacy test measured ability to read and was used to discriminate against black voter registration.
Cannot read ballot, cannot vote
In the Brown vs Board of Education ruling, Supreme Court declared that separate education for African Americans
A. Was constitutional
B. Violated the right to equal protection under the law
C. Was allowed in states that legally enforced segration
D. Was legal under the precedent set by the Plessy decision
B
What world event inspired African Americans to fight for civil rights at home? A. WW1 B. WW2 C. Korean War D. Vietnam War
B
What was the goal of the march on Washington D.C. in 1963?
A. To persuade congress to pass the civil rights bill
B. To celebrate the end of segration in Birmingham
C. To provide a forum for Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech
D. To persuade President Johnson to carry on Kennedy’s work
A.
What type of segregation did African Americans face in the North? A. De jure B. De facto C. Housing D. Economic
B. De facto
How did Malcolm X’s pilgrimage to Mecca cause him to split with the Black Musllims?
A. He decided bullets were more useful than ballots
B. He learned orthodox Islam preached and practiced racial equality
C. He learned nonviolent protest was frequently used in Muslim countries
D. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while he was away and it made him more militant
B. Orthodox Musllim practiced racial equality
What type of segregation did African Americans face in the North? A. De jure B. De facto C. Housing D. Economic
B. De facto
Thurgood Marshall
Black lawyer who led NAACP’s efforts against discrimination. Won 29/32 cases argued before Supreme Court.
Great movie -
T/F
Malcolm X started encouraging tolerance of all races before he went on his pilgrimage to Mecca
False
Afterwards he changed
T/F
An example of ending de facto segregation is implementing the Civil Rights Act of 1964
False
T/F
Events of the Civil Rights Movement for African Americans spurred on the Red Power and Chicano movements
True
