Unit 9 Civil Rights Unit Review

Test

What were the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Year long boycott of buses in Montgomery, AL

What event started the Montgomery Bus Boycotts

The arrest of Rosa Parks

How did the montgomery Bus Boycott end?

Declared segregation on public transportation illegal

Who was Thurgood Marshal and how did his accomplishments influence the United States? (writing prompt)

He was a lawyer in Brown vs. BOE, led to end of segregation in schools, 1st black man on SC

What was the 24th Amendment

Ended poll tax to vote

What was Wisconsin Vs. Yonder

Violated 1st amendment religion

What was LBJ’s Great Society

Promote early education for low-income housing, renewal of Urban areas.

What does Head Start do?

Educated children of low-income housing

What does the Housing and Urban Development act of 1965 do?

Revitalize American Society

What is Medicaid?

Provide healthcare to low-income families

What does the Job Corps do?

Teach vocation skills to young people

What is title IX

Equality in federally-funded activities

What is Affirmative Action?

Educational opportunity for minorities, hiring quotas

What was Brown V. Board of Education?

Overturn Plessy v Ferguson—Separate but equal

What is Sweatt v. Painter

Challenged “Separate but equal.“

What resulted in society from the civil rights movement?

Increased diversity;— Work place, change in the national identity to be more inclusive

What is Status Quo

the current, existing state of affairs or social, political, and economic conditions

What did the Congressional Bloc of Southern Democrats do to block civil rights bills

Fought for passage of civil rights act of 1964

Who was and what did Orval Faubus do?

Fought segregation in LR

What did the civil rights act of 1964 do?

banned discrimination in public places

Who was and what did George Wallace do?

Stand in schoolhouse door, block blacks from attending Alabama.

What did the voting rights act of 1965 do?

Restricted obstructions in voting

What did MLK’s letters from Brimingham Jail say about people have “moral responsibility“ to do what?

Break unjust laws

What did MLK’s “I have a dream” speech lead to?

Civil rights act of 1964

What did MLK stand for?

peaceful protest, civil disobedience

What did the Black Panthers and MLK wanted to change?

Provide Aid, food, and housing to poot

How were the black panthers and MLK different?

Any means necessary— Non violent resistance

Who was Dolores Huerta and what did she fight for ?

United farm workers — women’s equality

Who was Betty Friedan and what did she fight for?

Now organization of Women

Who was Hector P. Garcia and what did he do?

Founded American G.I. Forum, 1st Mexican on civil rights

Who wrote “the Ballot or the Bullet“

Malcolm X wrote and delivered the famous speech

What were the differences between Malcolm X and MLK

Integration vs. separation