The Quest for Civil Rights, 1917-80 Flashcards
(26 cards)
How many Africans migrated from the South to the North between 1910-70?
6 million
What was Booker T Washingtons views?
black americans should accept segregation
what was Garveys views?
’ Back to Africa’
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
segregated every part of life
what was meant by the Plessy v Ferguson 1896?
segregation was meant to be separate but equal
Between 1915 and 1930 how many black men were lynched?
576
What did Du Bois view?
believed in rapid integration and focused on gaining legal and political equality. Founded NAACP
When was the Great Migration?
1917 - 1932
How many black people were estimated to have left the south?
2 million
What was the executive order 8802?
it banned racial discrimination in the defence industry
Who did FDR appointed as a federal judge.
William Hustle
Who did the Social Security Act and National Labour Relations Act in 1935 exclude ?
farm workers and domestic workers - which was mainly black americans
What did the WPA do in the New Deal?
By 1939, they had employed 425,000 black relief workers. this included skilled jobs and fair wages.
How many Americans obtained jobs through the New Deal?
1million
What did the presidents committee on civil rights do?
they provided equal opportunities in work and housing
what was the executive order 9981?
desegregated the military
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
first black american to serve in the supreme court. The NAACP used him as a lawyer. He argued the Brown v board case in 1954.
What was the problem with Brown V Board?
‘desegregation should be carried out wiht all deliberate speed’ - no time frame
Who was James Farmer and what did he do?
aimed to achieve black equality in an integrated society - established CORE (freedom rides -riding interstate buses through the southern states, sit-ins in chicago)
What impact did the great depression have on employment?
black unemployment was up 5 timer
What was asked for in the Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955?
- asked for more black employees
-wanted white drivers to be more polite to black passengers
What did the bus boycott do?
in 1956 bus segregation was unconstitutional
What happened in Little Rock?
Arkansas, 1957. de facto for brown Vs board
What are the Freedom rides of 1961?
CORE and SNCC - freedom rides through the south. Organised by James Farmer. In the deep south buses were firebombed and attacked. Freedom riders were imprisoned in Birmingham and beaten up in Montgomery, three were killed.
