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History Edexcel (9-1) Civil Rights > Impact of Civil Rights Protests > Flashcards

Impact of Civil Rights Protests Flashcards

1
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Full form of NAACP

A

National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People

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Full form of ACMHR

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Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights

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Full form of SCLC

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Southern Christian Leadership Council

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4
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Full form of SNCC

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

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5
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Full form of MIA

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Montgomery Improvement Association

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Full form of CORE

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Congress of Racial Equality

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The sit-ins were first started by students from which college?

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North Carolina Agriculture and Technology College

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How many students participated in the sit-ins of the Woolsworth lunch counters in total?

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300 students

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The sit-ins successfully desegregated shops across how many towns and cities?

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120 towns and cities

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When did Supreme Court say that interstate transport must be desegregated as well?

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December 1960

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When did CORE decide to start freedom rides and why?

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In 1961, CORE decided to carry out freedom rides to show that the ruling of the Supreme Court about desegregated interstate transport was not being followed.

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When did the first freedom ride begin and from where?

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The first buses left on 4 May 1961 from Washington DC and headed to the South.

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The first bus of the freedom rides reached Anniston, Alabama on which date?

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14 May 1961

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What was thrown into the first freedom ride bus at the Anniston station?

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A firebomb

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How many freedom riders were arrested in Jackson, Mississippi?

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300

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When does James Meredith apply to enter Mississippi University (‘Ole Miss)?

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May 1961

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What does the Governor of Mississippi say to the public when he is pressed by the Supreme Court to allow Meredith to join the university?

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He says: “No school in Mississippi will be integrated while I am your governor.”

18
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When does the Supreme Court order to admit Meredith to the Mississippi University?

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June 1962

19
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President Kennedy sends Federal officials with marshals to force Mississippi University to accept Meredith, on what date?

A

30 September 1962

20
Q

When does James Meredith finally attend Mississippi University and how many guards is he protected by?

A

1 October 1962 - he’s protected by 300 guards

21
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The SCLC, SNCC, and ACMHR decide to carry out a campaign in Birmingham Alabama in 1963, and it’s called?

A

Project C

c for confrontation

22
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The first march of Project C took place when?

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3rd April 1963

23
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Who was the leader of the ACMHR?

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Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth

24
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Who was the leader of CORE?

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James Farmer

25
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Who was the leader of SCLC?

A

Martin Luther King

26
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Who founded the NAACP?

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W.E.B. Du Bois

27
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The leaders of the Birmingham Peace March are arrested and jailed, so on 2nd May 1963, what took place?

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The first largest children’s march

28
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What does Chief Connor order the police to set on the people, since jails are overcrowded?

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Dogs (and fire hoses were sprayed too)

29
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How many children were arrested during the Project C in Birmingham, Alabama?

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Around 1000

30
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President Kennedy sends negotiators to start talks regarding the Birmingham Peace Marches, on which date?

A

10 May 1963

31
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Why was the March on Washington carried out?

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To show support for the civil rights bill being debated by Congress under President Kennedy, and to encourage them to pass it.

32
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How many policemen and National Guards were kept on standby during the Washington March?

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1000 policemen and 2000 National Guards

33
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When did the March on Washington take place and how many people were part of it?

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23 August 1963 - around 250,000 were part of it

34
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The March on Washington takes place exactly how many years after the abolition of slavery?

A

100 years later….

35
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President Kennedy assassinated in…..

A

November 1963

36
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The Freedom Summer campaigns in Mississippi are started by which civil rights groups?

A

NAACP, CORE, and SNCC

37
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When are the Freedom Summer campaigns started?

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Summer of 1964

38
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How many volunteers are sent to Mississippi during the Freedom Summer campaign?

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Around 1000

39
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Which political party is set up during the Freedom Summer campaign?

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Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)

40
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The MFDP sets up how many Freedom Schools across Mississippi?

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30 schools

41
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Who are the three Freedom Summer campaigners who are arrested on 21 June 1964?

A

Michael Scherner, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney

42
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Scherner, Goodman, and Chaney are arrested on 21 June 1964 during the Freedom Summer for what reason?

A

For minor traffic offences while driving to Scherner’s home.

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