The 1960s and Civil Rights Flashcards
How much did it cost to educate children?
In South Carolina 179$ vs 43$ educating white vs black children (worth 4 times more)
In what year did Theodore Roosevelt invite a civil right speaker to dinner?
1901
What year did the supreme court exclude black voters in south to quiet them- prevent them from visiting and registering to vote?
1944
Bus boycotts
Lasted 381 days
90% response
In 1956 bus integration
How many people showed up to Greensboro sit- ins?
Day 3 150 students show up and then 1000
How many days did black people spend in maximum penitentiary arrested for waiting in white only area of bus station?
60 days
What year did Los Angeles riot 35 dead 1000 injured 4000 arrested?
1965
What year did black panther opens in bay area community focus want land, bread, clothing, justice, peace- free breakfasts schemes to help with housing- carry guns to protect them from violent white Americans and police officers?
1966
What happened in 1890?
editor of New York Age magazine African Americans come together and break down wall of white supremacy in white America
What did African-Americans turn to in order to combat inequality?
Labour unions, religious groups, alternative societies and loyalties
What happened in 1944?
Supreme court excluded black voters in south to quiet them- prevent them from visiting and registering to vote
