Impact of Salient Political Issues: Race (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Thirteenth Amendment (1865)
Thirteenth Amendment (1865)
Abolished slavery throughout the USA
Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws
Laws enforcing racial segregation in public life
Plessy v Ferguson (1896) ruling
Plessy v Ferguson (1896) ruling
'Separate but equal' facilities were constitutional
Brown v Topeka Board of Education (1954)
Brown v Topeka Board of Education (1954)
Overturned Plessy, ended legal segregation in schools
MLK 'I have a dream' speech vision
MLK 'I have a dream' speech vision
Judged by 'content of character' not 'colour of skin'
Affirmative action
Affirmative action
Positive discrimination favouring racial minorities
Voting Rights Act 1965 impact (Mississippi)
Voting Rights Act 1965 impact (Mississippi)
Black turnout rose from 7% (1964) to 67% (1969)
African-American vs white incarceration rate
African-American vs white incarceration rate
More than 5 times higher for African-Americans
Felony disenfranchisement
Felony disenfranchisement
Loss of voting rights due to felony conviction
Black Lives Matter began (2013) after
Black Lives Matter began (2013) after
Zimmerman acquitted for shooting Trayvon Martin