African Americans 1941-1965

Key moments in African American Civil Rights, OCR

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What does CORE stand for?
Congress on Racial Equality
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When was CORE founded?
1942
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Where was CORE founded?
Chicago
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What precedent did CORE set?
direct action
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When was the Smith v. Allwright ruling?
1947
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What did the Supreme Court rule in Smith v. Allwright?
all-white primaties were unconstitutional
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Who reported 'To secure these rights'?
presidential committee on civil rights
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When was 'To secure these rights' published?
1947
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What report did the presidential committee on civil rights publish?
To secure these rights
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Who desegregated the armed forces?
Harry Truman
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When were the armed forces desegregated?
1948
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How did he desegregate the armed forces?
by executive order
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When was the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?
1954
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What did the Supreme Court rule in the Brown Ruling?
ruled against segregated schools
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What groups were created to resist the Brown Ruling?
White Citizens' Councils
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When were these created?
1954
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When did the Montgomery Bus Boycott start?
1955
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What started the Montgomery Buss Boycott?
Rosa Parks protested bus segregation
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When was the Browder v. Gayle ruling?
1956
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What was the Browder v. Gayle ruling?
Supreme Court ruled against Montgomery bus segregation
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What does SCLC stand for?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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When was SCLC created?
1957
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Who created SCLC?
Martin Luther King
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When was the Little Rock crisis?
1957
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What was Eisenhower's response?
he federalised the Nation Guard to deal with the crisis
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Was does SNCC stand for?
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
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When was SNCC created?
1960
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Where was the first mass non-violent direct action?
Birmingham, Alabama
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When was this?
1963
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Who led this?
Martin Luther King
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When was the March On Washington? ('I have a dream')
1963
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How many went to the March On Washington?
250,000
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When was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
1963
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When was the Civil Rights Act created?
1964
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Who created the Civil Rights Act?
Lyndon Johnson
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What did the Civil Rights Act mean?
segregation states faced prosecution
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What did SNCC do in 'Mississippi Freedom Summer'?
voter registration drive
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When was the Mississippi Freedom Summer?
1964
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When was Malcolm X assassinated?
1965
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Who was Malcolm X?
a martyr for Black Power movement
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When was the Voting Rights Act secured?
1965
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When were the Watts riots?
1965
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Where were the Watts riots?
Los Angeles
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How many were killed in the Watts riots?
34
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When was the Selma march?
1965
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Who led the Selma march?
Martin Luther King
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Where was the Selma March?
Alabama
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What did the Selma march become known as?
Bloody sunday
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