‘Separate but Equal’: The Struggle for Civil Rights (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards
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NAACP founding year & purpose
NAACP founding year & purpose
1909, fight Jim Crow Laws through legal means
Brown v Board ruling on separate schools
Brown v Board ruling on separate schools
Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal
Dolls test creators & subjects
Dolls test creators & subjects
Kenneth & Mamie Clark, children aged 3-7 with dolls
Dolls test key finding
Dolls test key finding
Children aged 4+ preferred white dolls, incl. Black children
Nature of Brown v Board Supreme Court decision
Nature of Brown v Board Supreme Court decision
Unanimous - all justices agreed
% white schools with Black students 10yrs after Brown
% white schools with Black students 10yrs after Brown
Less than 1%
Little Rock Nine year & description
Little Rock Nine year & description
1957, 9 Black students challenging segregation in Arkansas
Eisenhower's response to Little Rock crisis
Eisenhower's response to Little Rock crisis
Sent 1000 US troops, declared martial law
1957 Civil Rights Bill main aim
1957 Civil Rights Bill main aim
Increase Black voter registration, prevent intimidation
Republican vs Democrat votes on 1957 Bill
Republican vs Democrat votes on 1957 Bill
Republicans 43-0 for; Democrats split 29-18