U1 - Civil Rights Success and Failures Flashcards
1
Q
What is the voting rights acts 1965?
A
- A landmark piece of federal legislation In the US that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
- Signed by LBJ - August 6 1965 (seen as a success)
2
Q
Watts District Riots - Los Angeles
A
- Failures
- August 11,1965
- 34 deaths and $40m in property damage
- Riots were blamed on police racism
- Rumours that a police had hurt a pregnant black women
3
Q
The fair housing act 1968
A
- Success
- Prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin and sex
4
Q
Chicago Race Riots 1966
A
- Failure
- Public Disorder
- Police arrested a man was wanted for armed robbery
- Black residents took to the streets in anger and looted and burned various stores
- Until 1,200 national guardsmen
