History Black Civil Rights Flashcards
When was the American constitution drafted?
1787
When was the bill of rights added to the American constitution
1791
When was the 13th amendment (slavery abolished) passed
1865
When was the 14th amendment (citizenship guaranteed for all races) passed?
1868
When was the 15th amendment (voting rights for all races) passed?
1870
When were the “Jim Crow” laws passed across southern states
1890-1910
What was the outcome of the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) ?
Plessy claimed that segregation was unlawful because all citizens were guaranteed equal rights under the 14th amendment. However when Plessy took his case to supreme court they decided that it was legal to treat people “separate but equal.”
How many southern AfricanAmericans people migrated to the north in the 1920’s due to the economic boom?
About 500,000
The average pay for Northern African American compared to a northern White American in the 1920’s
50% of the pay of white workers
What stereotype did rich southern white people make up to make relationships with their domestic employes?
‘Good, old time negro’ presented black people happy to serve white people and satisfied with their role in a segregated society.
Who did the kkk target?
Black people who showed any sign of disrespect - people who were romantically involved with white people , black people becoming prosperous and black people challenging segregation
When did president Lincoln declare the emancipation proclamation?
1862
Sarah Patton Boyle who grew up in Virginia in 1910 described the mind set of segregation as ‘racial etiquette’. As a young women she learned to talk down to local blacks. Give examples of the racial etiquette that was in place at this time in Virginia
Whites never calls black people Mr or Mrs and black people were never invited into a white family’s dinning room but could eat together in kitchen or porch
In 1900 how many deaths out of 230 were due to instances of lynching
115
When was the kkk extraordinarily powerful
1915-29 at this time often police officers and judges were also members
What’s the meaning of disenfranchise
Remove someone’s right to vote
What was the ‘grandfathers clause’
A devious “Jim Crow “ law that meant that a person could only vote if there grandfathers were able to vote
When did America enter ww2
1941
When did Roosevelt establish the fair employment practise commission (FEPC) and what was it
1941 it forced industries employed in the war effort not to discriminate on grounds of race, creed, colour or national origin when deciding who to hire
When were the Detroit riots
1943
What caused the Detroit riots ?
It was a riot between black and white citizens of Detroit .
Black leaders said the riot was a response to racial discrimination in terms of housing and jobs aswell as ongoing police brutality towards innocent blacks. Authorities blamed it was due to black trouble makers.
