Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
103 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
what did kennedy court in the 1960 election |
the black vote |
|
|
who did kennedy alienate |
southern democrats |
|
|
did kennedy win election clearly or by a narrow margin |
narrow margin |
|
|
when did he not attempt to pass legislation |
1961-2 |
|
|
who did kennedy support during the sit ins |
martin luther king |
|
|
how many federal judges did kennedy create |
5 |
|
|
name an example of who |
thurgood marshall |
|
|
who did kennedy appoint in the federal bureaucracy |
african americans |
|
|
how many AAs had top jobs |
40 |
|
|
what did kennedy create in 1961 |
EEOC (equal employment opportunities commission) |
|
|
who was the EEOC headed by |
johnson |
|
|
what did government contracts have to take up |
affirmative action |
|
|
who’s release did kennedy secure |
MLK |
|
|
who else did kennedy support |
james meredith |
|
|
what did kennedy federalise |
the national guard |
|
|
who did kennedy want to step aside |
governor wallace of alabama |
|
|
why did he need to step aside |
to give uni access to two black students |
|
|
when was mlk also released by kennedy and after what event |
1963 after birmingham |
|
|
what was everyone given a right to do |
be served in public services |
|
|
what did this develop to include |
1. racial ban on discrimination in employment 2. segregation in all publicly owned facilities |
|
|
what march did kennedy endorse |
march on washington |
|
|
who were invited more to the white house than any other president |
black people |
|
|
how many violations of black voting rights were there |
57 suits |
|
|
after what event did bobby kennedy call for MLKs release |
atlanta sit in |
|
|
what did bobby call for after the freedom rides |
cooling off period |
|
|
what governors were forced to protect freedom riders |
Governors of mississippi alabama and louisiana |
|
|
who was sent to negotiate desegregation |
marshall |
|
|
who did us marshall’s support |
meredith |
|
|
what laws remained in the south |
jim crow laws |
|
|
why did the youth protest |
1. no financial commitments 2. willing to put themselves in danger for their beliefs |
|
|
where did sit ins begin |
woolworths North Carolina |
|
|
how many students was it replicated by |
50,000 |
|
|
how many venues was it replicated in |
30 |
|
|
across how many states |
7 |
|
|
what events was it used in |
albany selma birmingham |
|
|
what did the sit ins lead to the creation of |
sncc by ella baker |
|
|
what was the freedom rides |
1961 replication of 1947 journey of reconciliation |
|
|
what group was it lead by |
core |
|
|
how many whites and how many blacks |
6 and 7 |
|
|
where did they start |
washington |
|
|
where did they travel to |
new orleans |
|
|
what did they want to test |
desegregation of waiting rooms and restaurants |
|
|
what would it do |
show progress or force the issue |
|
|
what did the rides prompt |
violence and discrimination |
|
|
where was violence the worst |
aniston and birmingham |
|
|
what was shown in the media |
badly beaten riders |
|
|
how many further rides took place |
60 |
|
|
when did the icc end segregation in interstate travel and facilities |
november 1961 |
|
|
what did the albany campaign lack |
focus |
|
|
when was the albany campaign |
november 1961 |
|
|
who realised that violence led to media attention |
chief pritchett |
|
|
what did he order |
marchers to be treated fairly and mlk to be treated woth care |
|
|
who did the invitation of mlk annoy |
sncc |
|
|
why did it annoy them |
felt like he was sweeping to take the glory |
|
|
how long did it take for albany to remove all desegregation |
a year |
|
|
how long did meredith serve in the USAF for |
9 years |
|
|
what followed meredith’s uni enrolment |
riots |
|
|
how many people were killed in the riots |
2 |
|
|
which governor opposed merediths enrolment |
governor barnett |
|
|
how many marshalls soldiers were bought in to keep order |
500 |
|
|
when did meredith graduate |
1963 |
|
|
what was birmingham known as |
most racist city in the south |
|
|
what was it nicknamed because of kkk activity |
bomb-ingham |
|
|
which group needed a success |
sclc |
|
|
what did they lack |
bail money |
|
|
what did mlk write in response to a newspaper condemning protests |
“a letter from birmingham jail” |
|
|
who was the sclc organiser |
bevel |
|
|
what did he use to gain media attention |
children |
|
|
what did the campaign damage |
local economy |
|
|
what was the campaign important to push |
1964 civil rights act |
|
|
how many attended march on washington |
250,000 |
|
|
how much of the crowd were mc whites |
1/4 |
|
|
whose idea was it |
rustin and randolph |
|
|
who was the leader of core |
farmer |
|
|
who was the leader of sncc |
lewis |
|
|
who was the leader of the sclc |
martin luther king |
|
|
who was the leader of naacp |
wilkins |
|
|
who was the leader of the urban league |
young |
|
|
who was the leader of the brotherhood |
randolph |
|
|
what was the aim of the march |
to pressure government to pass legislation |
|
|
how many troops on standby |
19,000 |
|
|
what speech did mlk make |
i have a dream… |
|
|
what was poor in the north |
housing and schooling |
|
|
in 1960 how much of black housing was substandard |
57% |
|
|
how much higher was infant mortality |
twice as high |
|
|
how much less was AAs life expectancy compared to whites |
7years less |
|
|
in 1961 poll how many were against freedom rides |
63% |
|
|
who tired to obstruct desegregation |
dixiecrats |
|
|
how did they do this |
filibustering |
|
|
what did the 1964 civil rights act make a federal crime |
de jure segregation |
|
|
what did it also establish |
the eoc |
|
|
when and where was the freedom summer |
mississippi 1964 |
|
|
what groups were involved |
sncc and core |
|
|
how many AAs were registered to vote |
6.2% |
|
|
what did the activists do |
register voters and teach literacy |
|
|
how many schools were activists teaching at |
41 |
|
|
how many went missing |
3 workers |
|
|
how many tried to register |
17,000 |
|
|
how many were approved |
1,600 |
|
|
how many arrested |
1,000 |
|
|
how many churches were bombed |
80 |
|
|
what were the sncc frustrated with |
government inaction |
|
|
when did MLK win a nobel peace prize |
1964 |
