APUSH Chapter 30B Flashcards
(12 cards)
The March on Washington
Aug. 1963
A. Philip Randolph’s planned march (1941)
Organized by NAACP, SCLC
MLK leads 200,000 black and white
Peaceful march designed to show support of CR legislation
MLK’s I have a Dream Speech
March becomes instrumental in leading to CR legislation
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
Sept. 1963 KKK places dynamite understeps of church 4 girls killed No charges placed until 1977 Marks turning point in movement Contributes to support CRA
Civil Rights Act of 1964
JFK calls for CR legislation (early 1963)
Pushed by Lyndon Johnson to honor JFK
conservative filibuster fails
Congress passes law July 1964
What did the CRA do
Prohibited discrimination based on the race, religion, national origin, and gender (private facilities)
Strengthens govts ability to end segregation in schools, etc
Bars employers from discrimination in hiring
Empowers Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Voting in the south
Poll taxes, literacy test
Voter intimidation
5% of blacks registered to vote in MI
Freedom Summer 1964
24th Amendment abolished poll tax
Massive voter registration drive in south
3 volunteers killed by KKK in MI
Beatings, bombings, continue, largely unsuccessful
The Selma Campaign 1965
MLK leads Campaign to register voters in Selma, AL
MLK organizes march from Selma to Montgomery AL–>25000 join
State troopers attack marches –>Boston minister killed
Scenes of violence compel LBJ to push for voting rights act
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Passed by congress, LBJ (Aug 1965)
Eliminated literacy test
Allowed federal officers to register local votes
Placed political power in hands of southern blacks
Last legislative success of CR movement
Race riots
Harlem, NYC
Watts, LA
Movement becomes more violent
Malcolm X
Challenges mainstream movement
Pushes violence, black separatism
Urges followers to defend themselves against white aggression
Becomes leader of Nation of Islam
Islamic teachings mixed w black nationalism
Assassinated 1965 by rivals
Black Power
Black nationalist movement Led by stokely Carmichael (SNCC) Promotion of African American culture Promoted more violent means of protest Black panther party Patrolled streets to stop police brutality
Assassination of MLK
Apr. 4, 1968 - Memphis TN
Murdered by sniper James Earl Ray
Sparks riots across US
progress slowed by death
