Civil Rights Campaign Flashcards
(50 cards)
When was Emmett Till murdered
1955
When was the Greensboro sit in
Feb 1960
Where was Emmett till from and where was he visiting
From Chicago and visiting his uncle in Mississippi
What did he say to a white woman
“Bye baby”
Where was Mississippi
In the South where it was very racist
Who was Emmett Till murdered by
Roy and Milam Bryant
How was Emmett Till murdered
Taken to a barn, beat up, tortured and tied to part of a cotton gin with barbed wire and thrown into a river
Who was Emmett’s uncle
Mose Wright
Why was Emmett’s trial a joke
The jury had helped with his murder
Where did Linda Brown’s case reach
The Supreme Court
Who announced that the constitution was colourblind
Chief Justice Earl Warren
When was the constitution announced colourblind
1954
When did the Supreme Court order all schools to be integrated
1955
What was the board of education called
The Topeka board of education
Where was the Little Rock school
Arkansas
When did the LR9 first try to enter the school
3rd September 1957
Which LR9 student had to walk into school by herself
Elizabeth Eckford (15)
Who was the Governor of Arkansas
Orville Faubus
What did Faubus do
Sent state troopers to stop LR9 entering the school on 3rd of September
What did President Eisenhower do to help LR9
Sent troops to protect LR9 to attend the school
Where was the Greensboro sit in
Woolworths
What did Woolworths do
Only allowed black people to shop, not eat at the lunch counter
What were people’s reaction to Greensboro sit in
Many whites were violent but many other students joined the sit-in
When was the voting rights march
1965
