civil rights 2.2-2.4 Flashcards
What was the name of the child who applied for an all white school
Linda brown
When was Brown vs Topeka
1951
What school did they apply form
Summer elementary school Topeka Kansas
Why did she want to go
Much closer to home
Which Group helped Linda’s parents take the case to local and supreme court
NAACP
who was the judge who joined the supreme court
Earl warren
Who was the NAACP layer for this case and what did he argue
Thurgood Marshall, separate schools were damaging for African American students psychologically. 17th of May 1954 supreme court ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional Plessy vs Ferguson has been broken and schools has to be desegregated and it should happen quickly
Why was Brown vs Topeka important
Limited immediate impact. Schools in cities and towns outside the deep south started to integrate . progress was slow and did not always benefit AA publics or teachers. Black pupils found integration hard and they and their family faced anger and bad feeling, education suffered. AA teacher lost their jobs many black schools that provided a good education were closed. Deep south saw an extreme back clash
Great victory for NAACP brought increased awareness of AA civil rights groups it improved legal precedent led to many more legal cases and campaigns for desegrigation. USA legal system able to support AA gave civil rights a new hope
Were was Emmett till from
Chicago
Why was he in Mississippi
Visit family in the town of money
When was emmet in Mississippi
summer 1955
What was the grocery store called where emmet was dared to go
Bryant grocery and meat market shop he was dared to talk to the white owners life
What was the name of the women he talked to and what did she say
Carolyn Bryant claimed he flirted and touched her and whistled at her
Who took emmet from his house
Carolyn’s husband Roy and Roys half brother j.w Milam They beat him shot him in the head and threw his body into the river where it was found on the 31st of August
What were the impacts of his death
Made white Americans in the North see the extreme racism that AA in the south were suffering. brought an increased awareness of the problems AA faced
Motivated many AA to take a more active role in brining change many went to join huge civil rights protests in the 60s
