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35 Cards in this Set
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What are the five factors? |
Experience of black surface men Prejudice and discrimination Emergence of affective black leaders Role of Martin Luther King Role of black civil rights organisations |
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When did the Americans enter into world War two? |
In 1941, after of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor |
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What did this selective services act of 1940 ProHIBiT? |
Made it illegal to show discrimination when calling up in training black soldiers |
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How much did membership in the NAAHow manyCP rise during the war? |
From 50,000 to 450,000 |
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In 1944 how many African Americans were working in war factories? |
2 million |
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What did the double V campaign stand for? |
Stood for victory at war over enemies and victory at home against prejudice Kept awareness of injustices of segregation alive during the war |
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What was the record highest black press readers by the end of the war in 1945? |
2 million readers each week |
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In 1954 how many states had segregated schools? |
20 US states including Washington DC |
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What was the context of the Linda Brown case? |
A black girl-seven years old Walked 20 blocks to school despite a white school being two blocks away |
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What was the Supreme Court decision of 1896? |
‘Separate, but equal facilities’ |
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In 1968 what percentage of black children were still in segregated schools In the south? |
58% were still in segregated schools in the south |
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What does SNCC stand for? |
Student non-violent coordinating committee |
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What does SCLC stand for? |
Southern Christian leadership conference |
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How many marshals were sent by attorney general, Robert Kennedy to protect the freedom riders? |
500 marshals were sent to protect the freedom riders |
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What did the SCLC do in 1963? |
Lead a march into Birmingham, Alabama to end segregation |
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1955 |
1955 |
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In 1964 |
In 1964 |
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In 1956 |
In 1956 |
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When was Martin Luther King assassinated in Tennessee? |
In 1968 |
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During the bus boycott how many threatening letters did King receive a day? |
30 to 40 threatening letters |
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When did Gandhi use his non-violent direct action methods? |
1940s |
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By 1956 how many states had not one black child attending a school with white children? |
Six southern states |
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In August 1963 how many marched into Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC to demand the civil rights for all? |
250,000 people Including 50,000 white Americans |
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When was Malcolm X assassinated by the members of the nation of Islam? |
In 1965 |
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What was Little Rock in 1957? |
Nine black students to try to make their way up to an all white high school At Little Rock Central high school Teenagers were left unprotected and faced the mob |
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How many paratroopers did President Eisenhower and send it to protect the students for the next 12 months? |
1200 US paratroopers percent to protect them as they attended the school |
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By 1960 how many black children attended integrated schools? |
2600 out of 2 million |
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What happened in 1960 in Greensboro, North Carolina? |
For black students sat on the White only seats at a lunch counter |
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Within a week of the lunch counter settings how many students were attending? |
400 black and white students were organising sittings at lunch counters |
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By the end of 1960 how many cities had desegregated lunch counters? |
Lunch counters had been desegregated in 126 cities |
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The Congress of racial Equality |
The Congress of racial Equality |
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SCLC |
Southern Christian leadership conference |
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CORE |
Congress of racial equality |
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SNCC |
Student non-violent coordinating committee |
