life for black americans in the 1950s and 1960s Flashcards
which race riots took place in 1965 and 1967
Watts and Detroit riots
what does CORE stand for
Congress of Racial Equality
where did martin luther king organise a march to encourage blacks to register to vote in 1965
Selma
what % of its income did bus companies lose as a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts
65%
how did president Eisenhower solve the problem in Little Rock
sent in state troopers to protect the students for 6 weeks
what was the act of government from 1965 which banned literacy tests when registering to vote
voting rights act
how many blacks and whites were involved in the March on Washington in 1963
200,000 blacks and 50,000 whites
what did the 1954 Brown vs Board of Education Topeka Act introduce
segregated schools had to allow black children in ‘with all deliberate speed’
what was Malcolm little known better as
Malcolm X
which black woman refuse to give up her sea on a bus in 1955
Rosa parks
which group had 2000 members and were effectively a private black army
Black panthers
how many cities had desegregated lunch counters following the Greensboro sit-ins
126
what was the name of the town in arkansas which failed to allow 9 black students to attend
little rock
what group did the civil rights movement help set up in the Montgomery bus boycotts
Montgomery Improvements Association
what percentage of blacks were registered to vote in the 1950s
5%
