Civil Rights Movement strengthens (9.1)
What was the Plessy v. Ferguson statement in the Supreme Court
"Separate but equal"
What is the most well known peaceful protest?
Sit-ins
How and where did MLK die?
Assassinated on a balcony outside his motel room
How did Kennedy die?
Assassinated traveling to Dallas Texas to mend political fences for his re-election bid
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The first African American to play major league baseball.
How did Kennedy help the Little Rock Nine?
Sent 1,000 troops to stop the guards refusing the kids on entering, to assert dominance
What was Malcolm X's belief?
Violent protest
Nixon and Kennedy similarities, list at least 3.
1. Both in the navy during WW2,
2. both young, first person to lead the country within their generation,
3. supported the cold war fight against communism,
4.both born in the twentieth century,
5.passionate about foreign affairs,
6. Had been elected to Congress in 1946
7. Elected to the Senate in the early 1950s
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
Thurgood Marshall headed the legal team that mounted the challenge in Brown v. Board of Education.
Besides sitting on the bus where whites would usually sit, what else would they do during the freedom rides?
Use “white” restrooms
How would the (southern) political system prevent African Americans and lower classes from voting?
Literacy tests and poll taxes
Why was the election of Kennedy and Nixon so close?
Kennedy looked nicer than Nixio on television, but on the radio, Nixon sounded more confident.
What was CORE known for?
Core organized nonviolent protest.
On the march of Washington, they had hoped for 100,000 demonstrators, how much actually showed up?
More than double of that number
What is the 24th admented?
A ban against against poll taxes
Who assassinated Kennedy?
Oswald
What was the NAACP?
The NAACP was a civil rights organization
What was the protest called on the beaches?
Wade-ins and Read-ins
Once african americans could vote within the mississippi, the percentage jumped from 7% to ____%
70%
Who became the president after Kennedy?
Lyndon B. Johnson