Nothern Migration Flashcards
(28 cards)
What was the 13th Ammendment?
Abolished slavery in the US.
When was the 13th Ammendment signed?
31.01.1865
31 January 1865
What was the 14th Ammendment?
Made all people born, or neutralised in the USA, including those who had been slaves, US citizens.
When was the 14th Ammendment signed?
09.07.1868
9th July 1868
What was the 15th Ammdendment?
Declared that all US citizens had the same voting rights.
When was the 15th Ammendment signed?
03.02.1870
3rd Feburary 1870
When was the Dred Scott case?
1857
When was Plessy V Ferguson?
1896
Which states pushed to end slavery?
Northern States
Which states pushed to keep slavery in place?
Southern States
Where was discrimination the worst?
The Deep South
In 1913, who introduced segregation in government offices and the White House?
President Wilson
By what year did the South have a large number of Jim Crow Laws?
1917
What was the purpose of Jim Crows Laws? What were there laws about?
To segregate every aspect of life.
- Where to sit on the trams
- Where to live
- Where to send children to school
In order to vote, what did black people have to do?
Pass a literacy qualification.
Briefly explain what lynching is.
A mob taking the law into its own hands for what it sees as a crime. The vitctim was usually hanged, some burned alive.
Between 1915 and 1930, how many lynchings of black men were there?
579
What was the name of the young boy lynched in 1955?
Emmett Till
By 1925, what was the estimated membership of the KKK?
3 - 8 million
Why did members of the KKK wear white robes and hoods?
To hide their identity.
Which 2 Presidents were affiliated with or members of the KKK?
- Warren Harding
- Harry S Truman
State what the KKK is.
A white supremacist organisation.
Who was the KKK against?
Any non-WASP group - espeically black people.
Between 1880 and 1910, how many black Americans left the South?
500,000
