Civil rights act

What were the Jim Crow laws

Laws enforcing segregation of black and white people in public services (theatres, toilets and sports facilities)

What does KKK stand for

Ku Klux Klan

What are the Ku Klux Klan

A White terrorist grouping in the south who wanted to get rid of black rights through fear and violence. It aimed to punish black Americans who disagreed with the Jim Crow laws

What did the KKK want to achieve?

White supremacy around America by lynching/executing/terrifying black Americans

Why was Emmett Till murdered

He was dared to talk to a white woman serving in a store because he didn’t know this was unheard of in the south. This came across as disrespectful and the woman told her husband, the store owner

What happened to Emmett Till

he was murdered and drowned by 2 white men for talking ‘disrespectfully’ to a white woman. The murderers were declared innocent and sold their story to a newspaper

When was Emmett Till murdered

August 1954

Who murdered Emmett Till

Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam

Why do Jim Crow laws have their name

Jim Crow was a theatre character who mocked black people

Why did Linda Brown's father sue the Board of Education?

to allow his daughter to attend a white school closer to her home, in a desegregated school, with better facilities.

What was famously announced in Supreme Court (Linda brown)?

In may 1954 It was announced to the courtroom the constitution was "Colour blind".

When were all schools integrated in the USA?

1955

How did the Little Rock nine enter the school?

A week after the children were forced to go home by the angry mob. President Eisenhower sent armed troops to accompany them into school safely, without them being attacked by the mob.

What happened with Rosa Parks?

She was on the bus, sitting behind the "whites only section", the bus filled up with white people but one white man was left with no seat and so the bus driver asked Rosa to give up her seat. She said "No" and was arrested and sent to jail.

When did the bus boycott happen?

It's started on Sunday 4th December 1955 and by November 1956 Supreme Court legalised integration on buses.

What Happened in the bus boycott?

Streets were filled with people walking

MLK held a meeting and gave a speech inspiring the community to continue their boycott and end it when segregation was ended on buses. He was arrested with 100 others and his home was bombed at least 3 times.

What did MLK organise 1963?

A march at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC where he gave his famous speech "I have a dream", it was a powerful speech, touching the heart of many. it was broadcasted on TV to reach as many people as possible.

When did the government pass the civil rights act

1964

What did MLK organise in 1965

The first March for voting rights, from Selma to Montgomery

They were beaten by police and had tear gas

Second March was in Selma and peacefully prayed in front of police and gave up and turned around

3rd March they got all the way to Montgomery

When did the government pass the voting rights act

1965

What happened in the Greenboro sit in?

4 students ordered food at "whites only counter and stayed all day

next day returning with 23 more

3rd day there was 80

by 6th feb Woolworths had to shut.

What was the reaction of the Greensboro's sit in?

Black Americans were shown on the news as peaceful + quiet, white racists were shown as swearing and attacking.

What happened at the Children's Crusade?

Children marched towards white part of town

Over several days more children marched, Bull Connor set dogs on them and used strong hoses

What was the effect of the Children's Crusade?

Pics of innocent children being injured by white policemen shocked the world.

What impact did president Kennedy have on civil rights movement?

He enabled James Meredith to study at uni of Mississippi in 1962.

What impact did president Johnson have on civil rights movement?

He enabled the civil rights act and the voting act.

Where was the bus boycott

Montgomery

Who was Martin Luther King

Civil rights leader who spoke well and had some very famous speeches

Who was the president when the civil rights act was passed

President Johnson

What did the civil rights act claim

all segregation as illegal

When was the Greensboro’s sit in

February 1960

What did the voting rights claim

Voting legal for all Americans

Where was the Children’s Crusade

Birmingham, Alabama

When was the Children’s Crusade

May, 1963