civil rights Flashcards
(15 cards)
Who was Isaac Woodard?
An African American soldier who was beaten and permanently blinded by police after asking to use the bathroom on a veteran bus returning from World War II.
This incident exemplified heavy racial injustice of the time.
What was Brown v. Board?
A Supreme Court case that ordered school desegregation, although many schools continued to segregate for years afterward.
What was the Little Rock 9?
A group of 9 African American students who attended a pro-segregation high school in Arkansas, leading to riots and the arrival of the National Guard for protection.
What happened to Emmett Till?
He was murdered in a Southern state for making mildly romantic remarks to a white shopkeeper. His murderers were tried but not punished due to an all-white jury.
This incident highlighted racial stereotypes and injustices.
What were some methods of resisting segregation?
Boycotts, protests, civil disobedience, and lawsuits were key methods used to resist segregation.
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A boycott where African Americans, who made up a large portion of the bus market, removed their business to pressure the end of segregation.
It is an example of a boycott used to resist segregation.
What role did Martin Luther King Jr. play in protests?
He led large non-violent protests that effectively secured government support and exposed segregationist violence.
What is civil disobedience?
A method of resistance where individuals, like Rosa Parks, defy unjust segregation laws peacefully to expose the lengths segregationists would go.
The Sit-In movement is another example of civil disobedience.
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
A landmark legislation that outlawed segregation and discrimination based on racial factors, marking a major turning point in the fight against racism.
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 achieve?
It outlawed discrimination in voting based on racial factors, serving as another major turning point in the civil rights movement.
What was the Selma march?
A march organized by Martin Luther King from Montgomery to Selma, where police violence against protesters changed public perspectives on civil rights resistance.
What was the March on Washington?
A large demonstration in Washington DC advocating for civil rights legislation, which helped encourage the ratification of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts.
This event was crucial in the civil rights movement.
What is Black Power?
A movement that advocated for more radical approaches to Black rights, contrasting with MLK’s nonviolent integration methods.
Who was Malcolm X?
A prominent figure in the Black Power movement who initially advocated for self-defense and separate black societies before later adopting MLK’s beliefs after a trip to Mecca.
He was assassinated after gaining fame for his revolutionary viewpoints.
When was MLK assassinated?
In 1968, while protesting for workers’ rights in Tennessee, shortly after delivering his ‘Mountaintop’ speech.
