Civil Rights part 1
A former New York City school teacher who led freedom summer.
Who is Robert Moses?
Taught that African Americans should separate themselves from white society, a member of the Nation of Islam, and used the phrases “Ballots or bullets” and “any means necessary”.
Who is Malcolm X?
Assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is James Earl Ray?
Tripled the number of African American voters in the south and eliminated literacy test.
What is the Voting Rights Act 1965?
Head of the nation of Islam a movement for Black Muslims.
Who is Elijah Muhammad?
Commission appointed by President Johnson to study causes of urban violence.
Who is the Kerner Commission?
Segregation that exists by customs and traditions not by laws.
What is De facto Segregation?
Started by Stokely Carmichael the leader of SNCC who favored using violence to fight racism. Also discouraged cooperation with other racial groups (Malcolm X).
What is the Black Power Movement?
Create new jobs, construct new housing, and end de facto segregation were all suggestions made by this group.
What are the 3 suggestions the Kerner Commission made to President Johnson?
Segregation protected by law.
What is De Jure Segregation?
Founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton to protect black neighborhoods in Oakland, CA. Their 10 point program demanded monetary reparations for past abuses of African Americans.
Who are the Black Panthers?
Law that banned discrimination in housing.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1968?
Civil Rights Act 1957, Civil Rights Act 1964, Voting Rights Act 1965, and the Civil Rights Act 1968 are all seen as this.
What were 4 legislative victories gained by the Civil Rights Movement?
Full employment, decent housing, and exemption from the draft were all demands of this group.
What are the Black Panthers advocated what 3 demands?
Program aimed at making special efforts to hire minorities. Began with the decision of University of CA vs Bakke- Supreme Court decided that schools can take race into account when admitting students.
What is Affirmative Action?