Lesson 23: How much did the Federal Government help black Americans after 1968?

Question 1

Who was the president between 1969-1974?

Answer 1

Nixon

Question 2

Who was the president between 1977 to 1981?

Answer 2

Carter

Question 3

Who was the president between 1981 to 1989?

Answer 3

Ronald Reagan

Question 4

How did Nixon help black americans?

Answer 4

1. black children in segregated schools fell from 68% to 8%
2. Set up OEEC to help black businesses
3. 1972 Equal Employment Opportunity Act
4. Welfare payments x2

Question 5

What did the 1972 equal employment opportunity act do?

Answer 5

Made sure that 300,000 companies with federal contracts employed more black workers

Question 6

How did Nixon not improve black lives?

Answer 6

1. Refused to meet black leaders
2. Attempted to bring radical groups like Black panthers to an end
3. Didnt want to support black Americans with “all that welfare crap”

Question 7

How did President Cartrer improve black lives?

Answer 7

1. Appointed more bmack judges (1977= 4% 1981= 9%)
2. Appointed black women to cabinet
3. Made Andrew Young the Americab ambassador for the UN
4. Renewed the Voting Rights Act
5. Made sure small black companies had fair share of gov contracts
6. Deposited money into black banks
7. Made sure universities gave priority to black applicants

Question 8

How did Cartrer’s presidency negatively impact black lives?

Answer 8

More white backlash and racism

Question 9

How did Regan positively impact black Americans?

Answer 9

1. Expanded the voting rights act for 25 years.
2. Expanded the fair housing act of 1968.
3. He eventually excepted the MLK bank holiday.

Question 10

How did Regan negatively impact black lives?

Answer 10

1. He initially opposed the civil rights act and the voting rights act.
2. He signed the Mulford Act 1967 which banned the carrying of loaded weapons in public in order to reduce impact of Black Panthers
3. He initially opposed to Martin Luther King holiday