The Development Of The USA ~ 1929-2000 (Civil Rights 1941-1970)
The Development Of The USA ~ 1929-2000 (Civil Rights 1941-1970)
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WW2
Many black Americans joined to help fight in WW2 but faced segregation. Many got jobs in factories produced weapons etc. Membership of NAACP rose dramatically
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Education - Brown vs Topeka
Oliver Brown wanted to send black daughter to white-only school. State refused but Supreme Court ruled in favour of Brown and schools were desegregated
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Education - Little Rock
NAACP wanted to test if states were desegregating schools and supported 9 black students to attend a white-only school in Little Rock. Government had to help the students due to large protests
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What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott ?
Rosa Parks refused to stand up for a while passenger on a segregated bus in Alabama. NAACP supported a boycott and won. Inspired Freedom Riders who travelled on segregated buses in the ‘deep South’ to protest
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Who was Martin Luther King and what did he do ?
An inspirational black leader who believed in peaceful methods to protest for equal rights
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What did Malcolm X do ?
He was a man who was forced on black culture and heritage. Willing to use violence to protest black Americans
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What year was the civil rights act that banned discrimination ?
1964
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WW2
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Many black Americans joined to help fight in WW2 but faced segregation. Many got jobs in factories produced weapons etc. Membership of NAACP rose dramatically
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