Nixon - Civil Rights

What were some of Nixon’s southern strategy points

• law and order rhetoric which played on fear about crime

• increased states rights

• opposition to forced busing

• language had messages of racism

what did Kent State students do in 1970

rioted downtown and firebombed ROTC building

when Kent state students decided to peacefully protest after the ROTC incident what happened

National guard panicked, shot dead 4 students and wounded 11

when was green v. new kent

1968

what did Green v. New Kent outlaw

‘freedom of choice plans’

what were freedom of choice plans

a method used by southern states to comply with Brown without significant desegregation

When was Alexander v. Holmes County

1969

what did Alexander v. Holmes County declare

it was constitutional to insist on mandatory desegregation of schools with immediate effect to comply with the 1964 civil rights act

a gallup poll in 1971 found what percentage of americans opposed to busing

77%

what was busing

moving students from one neighbourhood to a school in another neighbourhood in order to end de facto segregation

how did Nixon describe busing

“wrenching children from their families”