USA CR up to 1968 Flashcards
(12 cards)
name 2 background points for black people achieving civil rights up to 1968
the fight for civil rights continued fiercely into the 1960s
the kkk was less powerful and more northern states were becoming more accepting but black people still faced racism and social injustice
name 2 knowledge points for continued prejudice and racism
the seperate but equal case was still forced strongly in the south and integration was not supported
rosa parks- got arrested for not giving up seat on bus to a white guy in 1955 lead to the montgomery bus boycott which lasted longer than her trial and then buses were officially de-segregated in 1956.
little rock 9- black kids join all white school, one little girl called elizabeth eckfordshowed up on her own and faced lots of harrassment and verbal abuse arriving at the school from a white mob of parents
name 2 analysis points for continued prejudice and racism
lots of downtown business lots millions of dollars because of bus boycott- showed seriousness of cause
image of black kids being harassed by grown white people helped bring support to the civil rights cause from both white and black people across america
name analysis plus points for prejudice and racisms
bus company had began to desegregate anyway
little rock nine made people question and show that they needed to do more than rely on court decisions and laws to make
name knowledge points on black leaders
MLK- spoke at washington protest
very good speaker and emotionally connected with audiences
peaceful methods and didn’t react when he was arrested or his house was set on fire to prove he didn’t have to be aggressive to show how much he cared about the civil rights movement, very organised kept moral high ground
Malcom X- part of nation of islam during his time in prison
left the extremist group once he was out but still held the belief that it was appropriate to get physical to fight for this cause
believed in black power and ‘doesn’t call it violence when it’s self defence, called it intelligence’
name analysis points on black leaders
Malcolm X appealed to northern blacks people who felt MLK was too tame and not doing enough
MLKs speech at washington was so powerful it was broadcasted across america and was impactful throughout the country
name analysis plus points on black leaders
malcom X was sometimes seen as an extremist and untrustworthy due to his ties to the nation of islam from prison
mlk could be considered not active enough
should be noted that these leaders were important but wouldn’t have been nearly as effective had they not been surrounded by supporters when starting to speak about civil rights issues
name knowledge points for black servicemen in ww2
army was segregated- air force had separate training grounds, church services, transport and canteens
navy were first to desegregate
more black men than white in the army- over a million served
name analysispoints for black servicemen
following ww2 the number of black workers in steel industry increased by 25%
government services number increase also
double victory campaign
name analysis plus points on black servicemen in ww2
south still held prejudice after the war and jim crowe laws were not changed even after black men fighting for the country
name knowledge points for black organisations
NAACP,SCLC,CORE all examples
march on washington happened 100 years after slavery abolished and at lincoln memorial in washington- mlk spoke and had quarter a million protestors
make an analysis point for black organisations
everyone now knew how good of a speaker mlk was
one of the biggest demonstrations in american history
lots of publicity brought attention to the racism in america
