Early Civil Right Movement
The Amendment that started the movement
14th
This era proved to be useless when it came to civil rights
Progressive
Examples of non-violent protests
Sit-ins, boycotts, Freedom rides
What does MLK think "wait" means for African Americans?
Never
Which newspapers' editorials supported the decision?
Washington post (affords. . . occasion of pride and gratification); Chicago (comparison to abomb);
The Amendment that allowed African Americans into the government
15th
He had a "back to Africa" stance.
Marcus Garvey
The typical response to the non-violent protests
Violence
What metaphors does MLK use to describe segregation and living in poverty?
airtight cage
Which newspaper did not support the decision?
Jackson (never place white and negro children in the same public schools)
The reasons the protections under the 14th could NOT be enforced
States refused to enforce it
Movement in African American culture that allowed cultural expression
Harlem Renaissance
The events that led to the desegregation of trains and buses
Freedom Rides
Compare/contrast MLK's observations of progress in Asia and Africa with that in the U.S.
They jet like the U.S. is horse and buggy
How do the tones differ?
Washington and Chicago positive while Jackson extremely pessimistic
The case that set the social standard in the U.S.
Plessy v. Ferguson
The presidents that made attempts at reform but were moderately successful
The reason that African Americans were not able to get any headway with regard to there new found legal rights
Southern governments and police
Examples of racial violence MLK includes in his letter.
Lynch, drown, kick, kill, smothered
Why Chicago compare to a bomb and hydrogen bomb?
Both major turning points historically
Legalized discrimination and segregation in the South
Jim Crow Laws
The court case that had an impact on the future of education in the U.S.
Brown v. Board of Education
Outlawed taxing people to vote
24th Amendment
What descriptive language does MLK use to show African Americans were tired of waiting for racial equality?
no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair
Comparison of Washington and Jackson.
They don't