Civils right movement Flashcards
1
Q
What are Jim crow laws
A
laws made to segregate people
Slang for ‘negro’
2
Q
What argument justified segregation
A
‘Seperate but equal’
3
Q
When did Seperate but equal arise?
A
In Plessy vs Ferguson in 1896
4
Q
How much money was spent on white education on average than on black education during the segregation?
A
around 10x
5
Q
What change to segregation was there in the 1950s
A
Groups started to campaign against the segregation
6
Q
What group were there in the civil rights movement
A
Black panthers CORE, montogomery bus boycott and more
