Civil rights Flashcards
(110 cards)
1
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How many members did the KKK have by 1925?
A
8 million
2
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When was Emmet Till killed?
A
1955
3
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Which president was the first to speak out against lynching
A
Harding
4
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what percentage of African Americans were living in the Northern cities by 1920?
A
40%
5
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how many black residents did Chicago have in 1910 compared to 1930
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1910 - 40,000 black residents
1930 - 200,000 black residents
6
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When was the President’s Committee on Civil rights set up?
A
1946
7
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when was the military desegregated
A
1948
8
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when was the NAACP formed
A
1909
9
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who was the separatist against integration
A
Marcus Garvey
10
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When was the Montgomery Bus Boycott
A
1955
11
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When was Little Rock?
A
1957
12
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when did the Greensboro Sit-in’s begin and by which group?
A
1960 - SNCC
13
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when were the freedom rides and by which group?
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1961 - CORE
14
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when was Birmingham?
A
1963
15
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when was the March on Washington
A
1963
16
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When was the Freedom Summer?
A
1964
17
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when and where was SNCC created?
A
North Carolina, 1960
18
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when was SCLC created and by who?
A
MLK, 1957
19
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what % of Lowndes, Alabama was black in 1965 and what % of this was voting
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80% black - 0% voters
20
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when was the black panther party founded?
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1966
21
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who was the leader of the BPP?
A
Huey Newton
22
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When did the BPP release its 10 Point Programme?
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1967
23
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When was MLK’s Northern Crusade of Chicago?
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1966
24
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when was MLK assassinated?
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1968
25
when was the civil rights act?
1964
26
when was the voting rights act?
1965
27
By 1960, what % of black Americans were registered to vote?
60%
28
what % of black high school dropouts had criminal records by 1980
75% - highlighted the dominated gang culture of ghettos and cities, especially in LA
29
What Programme guaranteed Mexicans the Same wages
Bracero Programme of 1942
30
who fought a non-violent campaign for Hispanic farm workers rights
Cesar Chavez
31
who organised protests against Mexican land rights in New Mexico
Tijerina
32
when did the supreme court rule Hispanics as equal citizens
1954
33
When were the Brown Berets set up
1967
34
who managed Native Americans in the government
the BIA- Fed Bureau of Indian Affairs
35
who was the first president to go against Assimilation
Roosevelt
36
when did the House of Representatives pass 'termination' and what did this mean for Native Americans
1953, Native Americans would be free from federal control, protected under US laws but tribal land once held in trust would now be open for sale
37
when was the NCAI (National Congress of American Indians) founded
1944
38
when was AIM created, demanding 'red power'
1968
39
when was the Indian Civil Rights Act and what did it do?
1968, ban tribes from restricting the rights of tribal members
40
when did activists including Richard Oakes occupy Alkatraz
1969-71
41
which president rejected termination and Assimilation, sympathizing with Native Americans?
Nixon
42
when was the Indian Education Act and what did it do
1972, got rid of educational sectors of the BIA, giving more control to tribes.
43
which settlement Act was agreed to in 1971 and how much land was transferred to Native Americans?
1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act - transferred 40 million acres of land
44
what percentage of Black Americans lived in the South in 1917
80%
45
when were riots between returning soldiers and black workers in Chicago? how many died
1919 - 23 black people died and 15 whites killed
46
how many african americans lived in the north by 1920 in cities like Detroit and Chicago
40%
47
how many owned and rented their homes in 1920
6 million owned and 12 million rented
48
when was the first Talkie film the Jazz Singer
1927
49
how many speakeasies were in New York in 1929
30,000
50
how many black residents were in Chicago from 1910-1930
1910 - 40,000 residents
| 1930 - 200,000 residents
51
when was the first technicolour film
1939 - Wizard of Oz
52
in what year was there a movie theatre seat for every 12 americans?
1941
53
when was the Bracero Programme and what did it it entail
1942 - guaranteed Mexicans equal wages - not always enforced
54
when was CORE formed and who by
James Farmer 1942
55
in what year were there over 250 hate strikes towards black workers
1943
56
in what year would NAACP membership reach 450,000
1945
57
when was the Korean War
1950-53
58
when was the Vietnam War
1955-75
59
when and where was the first Levittown
1947 - Long Island New York
60
when was the Indian Termination Act and what did it do
1953 - Native Americans protected under US law but now land was no longer held in trust
61
when were Hispanics ruled as equal citizens by the Supreme Court
1954
62
when and where was the Mattachine society founded
1950 LA
63
When was Brown vs Board of Education
1954
64
how many black bus users boycotted in 1954
90%
65
when and what was the Indian Relocation Act
1956 - encouraged Native Americans to leave reserves and move to urban areas
66
how many students attempted to attend Central High School in 1957
9 Students
67
what did the 1957 Civil Rights Act do
criminalised attempts to interfere with voter registration - this proved unenforceable
68
when did Fidel Castro's regime begin
1959
69
in what year did Native Americans have 10 times the average unemployment and 100 times the suicide rate than white americans
1960
70
when and where was SNCC founded
North Carolina in 1960
71
what protest did CORE and SNCC take part in 1963
Freedom Rides
72
when was the Cuban Missile Crisis
1962
73
when did Cesar Chavez found the United Farm Workers in California
1962
74
when was James Meredith vs Mississippi case
1962
75
who led the Birmingham protest
King and SCLC - Bull Connor fought back
76
when was the freedom summer and who led it
1964 SNCC
77
by the end of the freedom summer, how many black americans registered to vote ad how many successfully accepted to vote
17,000 registered
| 1,600 accepted to vote
78
when was the March on Washington for Jobs and Opportunities
1963
79
when was Kennedy Assassinated
1963
80
when and where was King's Northern Crusade
Chicago 1964
81
what did the 1964 Civil Rights Act entail
Segregation outlawed and black voting rights strengthened
82
what and when was the Economic Opportunity Act
1964 - gave aid to poor families and set up Community Action Projects
83
when were the Watts Riots and how many were effected - why were they protesting???
1965 - 43 killed and 900 injured, in protest to Police Brutality
84
what protest did Tijerina organise in 1966
protests against land rights in New mexico - Camp- Ins in national forest land
85
when was Stokely Carmichael's Black Power Speech
1966
86
who founded the Black Panther Party, when and where?
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, 1966, California
87
when were the Detroit Riots and how many died
43 deaths, 1967
88
what caused the Detroit Riots
police raided an after hours African American Club 'the Blind Pig'
89
when was Thurgood Marshall appointed to the Supreme Court
1967
90
when was the Indian Civil Rights Act founded
1968
91
when was Martin Luther King assassinated
4th April 1968
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what did the Indian Civil Rights Act do and when was it passed
ban restrictions of rights of tribal members - 1968
93
what was the protest aftermath of King's assasination
125 ghettos erupted in rage with $67 million in damage
94
what did the 1968 Civil Rights Act do
ban discrimination in housing
95
what AIM protest occurred in 1919
occupied Alcatraz with 500 protests from 50 tribes
96
when were the Stonewall Riots
1969
97
what success had the UFW won by 1970
recognition from grape growers and overall visibility for the struggle of Hispanic Farmer Workers
98
what did the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act do and when was it passed?
passed in 1971
| transferred 40 million acres of land and 400 million dollars to Native Americans
99
when did AIM sit in at the BIA headquarters and where was this?
1972 - Washington DC
100
When was the Indian education Act and what did it do
1972 - got rid of BIA education
101
when was the first Gay Pride March
1970
102
how many marchers were at the first Gay Pride March in New York
10,000
103
when did the American Psychiatric Association remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses
1973
104
when did the cost of living begin to increase 8% per anum
1973
105
what was the Equal Opportunities Act and when was it
1974 - Hispanics given rights of limited English proficient students
106
how many Gay Organisations were there in America by 1974
800
107
what act was gave control to Native American tribes in 1975
the Self - Determination Act
108
when was Harvey Milk elected as Supervisor of San Francisco
1978
109
by 1980 what percentage of Black Americans were middle class
1/3
110
how many Black High School Dropouts had criminal records in 1980
75%
