Groups
Brown v Board of Ed (1954) overturned 'Separate but Equal'. This case was brought forward by the ____________ (group), with Thurgood Marshall as the attorney
NAACP
What year did the Watts riots occur?
1965
A goal of the Freedom Summer of 1964 was to increase black _____ _______
Voter registration
1955- Rosa Parks arrest following the bus incident sparked which boycott?
Montgomery Bus Boycott 55-56
Following JFK, this president was key in advocating for civil rights. He ultimately passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and worked with Dr. King in Watts.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dr. Martin Luther King, jr was the president of this southern, religious based group.
SCLC
Where is the neighborhood of Watts located?
South Central LA, in CA
Many activists were affiliated with SNCC and __________
CORE
The march from Selma to Montgomery was to bring attention to what issue?
Voter registration
1965 AL, Black voter registration only 2%.
Led by Dr.King and SNCC.
He was the attorney on the Brown v Board of Ed. case. His argument appealed to the emotions and was very effective.
Thurgood Marshal
Stokley Carmichael was affiliated with the SNCC, then split and formed the _____________ in Oakland, CA
Black Panther Party
15,000 police and the the __________ __________ were sent to Watts. 34 people died and damages exceeded 40 million.
National Guard
50 Freedom Schools were created in Mississippi. These schools were meant to carry on community change after the activists left. In addition to journalism and public speaking, ________ history was taught
Black
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a result of which demonstration?
Made the following illegal:
Literacy tests strictly illegal
Requiring demonstration of academic achievement illegal
Poll taxes or ‘proof of moral character’ illegal
Selma March
Only requirements to vote after legislation passed: US citizenship and name on official electoral list only requirements
He was a notoriously racist police commissioner in AL. Around during the Selma March
'Bull' Connor
CORE stands for ________________. They primarily focused on voter registration.
Congress Of Racial Equality
Dr. King went to Watts to mediate. He reported to the President (who) _____________ that what happened was not simply about racism, but dignity and living conditions as well.
President Johnson
Local Miss. papers called the activists "An invading army from the _____"
North
Dr. King gave his I Have A Dream speech in DC. The event was held to bring awareness to the civil and economic rights of African Americans. The March on Washington was held in what year?
1963
He was stopped by police in Watts, CA. The events that transpired sparked the Watts Riots
Marquette Frye
The SNCC focused on inner city struggles and _______________
voter registration
Johnson implemented a Federal ____ _______ Program, to hopefully help Watts. (It only helped a little)
Anti Poverty (Create jobs, new hospital built, Firestone came in)
___________ (who) was the police commissioner in Birmingham, AL. He was active in allowing and organizing violence against the riders. Ex: tipped off KKK, gave people 15 min to attack riders before police called.
'Bull' Connor
Rosa Parks was a member of which civil rights group?
NAACP
Her actions sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks