Civil Rights Campaigns 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryAmerica - 19th and 20th centuryASEdexcel Created by: Sophie PerrettCreated on: 18-04-15 13:30 Brown Case, 1954 Significance: Great for NAACP legal team, overtunred PLESSY v FERGUSON However, no date was set BROWN II, all deliberate speed, still no date White Citizens Council formed to stand against intergration 70% of schools were desegragated in Washington and border states within the year 1 of 13 Emmett Till and Autherine Lucy Significance: Emmett Till shows by 1955, African Americans still cant get justice Encourged Civil Rights activists 2 of 13 Montgomery Bus Boycott Significance: Demonstrated the power of a whole black community using direct but nonviolent action Increased black unity Shows the NAACP methods were working, through the law courts Inspired more northern support and more coperation between Northern and Southern blacks Apart from the buses, Montgomery remained segragated Boosted morale Inspired bus boycotts in 20 other states Helped establish SCLC 3 of 13 Little Rock, 1957 Significance Blacks realised they need to do more than rely on court descions Showed many schools were closed rather than intergrated 1964, 2-3%of black children attended a desegragated school Drew national television 4 of 13 Montgomery Bus Boycott Significance: Demonstrated the power of a whole black community using direct but nonviolent action Increased black unity Shows the NAACP methods were working, through the law courts Inspired more northern support and more coperation between Northern and Southern blacks Apart from the buses, Montgomery remained segragated Boosted morale Inspired bus boycotts in 20 other states Helped establish SCLC 5 of 13 Greensboro Sitins, 1960 Significance Many lunch counters were desegragated 150 cities soon desegragated public places Spread of ideas 6 of 13 Freedom Rides, 1961 Significance Organisation work together, CORE, SNCC, SCLC Bobby Kennedy enforced rulings on interstate travel 7 of 13 Albany, 1961-2 Significance Black people were less scared of *********** 'Jail not bail' strategy Gained national attention 8 of 13 Birmingham, 1963 Significance First time King had led the movement Showed the success of non violence 9 of 13 March on Washington, 1963 Significance: First major callaboration of civil rights leaders National coverage 10 of 13 Mississippi Freedom Summer, 1961, 64 Significance Established freedom schools, helping blacks to vote Freedom Vote SNCC became more militant 11 of 13 Selma, 1965 Significance No voting act without Selma Black divisions worsened 12 of 13 Chicago, 1966 Significance SCLC got a federal grant of $4 million to improve housing in Chicago Most blacks remained stranded in ghettos Blacks were seen as troublemakers King was seen to have made the situation worse 13 of 13
The campaign for African-American civil rights in the USA, 1950-1968. The March on washington. 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating
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