Increasing Desegregation of the Old South Post-1970 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Brown v Board of Education ruling year
Brown v Board of Education ruling year
1954
Civil Rights Act year
Civil Rights Act year
1964
Voting Rights Act year
Voting Rights Act year
1965
Alexander v Holmes (1969) demand
Alexander v Holmes (1969) demand
Immediate racial integration of schools
Charlotte Mecklenburg (1971) solution
Charlotte Mecklenburg (1971) solution
Bussing
% black children in segregated schools, 1969
% black children in segregated schools, 1969
68%
% black children in segregated schools, 1974
% black children in segregated schools, 1974
8%
1st black mayor of major southern city since 1877
1st black mayor of major southern city since 1877
Maynard Jackson, Atlanta, 1973
Atlanta Olympics year & mayor
Atlanta Olympics year & mayor
1996, Andrew Young
Bifurcation of black American society
Bifurcation of black American society
Split into middle class & those in poverty