Peaceful protest 2 (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Problem with 1957 Civil Rights Act
Problem with 1957 Civil Rights Act
Wasn't properly enforced
Greensboro sit-ins: when & where
Greensboro sit-ins: when & where
Feb 1960, Greensboro, NC
Sit-in method
Sit-in method
Peaceful protest refusing to leave 'whites only' facilities
No. of sit-ins within 18 months
No. of sit-ins within 18 months
Approx 70,000
Freedom Riders (1961)
Freedom Riders (1961)
13 black & white activists challenging bus segregation
Freedom Riders start point & date
Freedom Riders start point & date
Washington DC, May 1961
15 May 1961 Freedom Riders event
15 May 1961 Freedom Riders event
Bus attacked by KKK, riders beaten
Freedom Riders outcome (Nov 1961)
Freedom Riders outcome (Nov 1961)
Govt forced southern states to desegregate bus facilities
Birmingham Campaign: when & where
Birmingham Campaign: when & where
Spring 1963, Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham Campaign leader
Birmingham Campaign leader
Martin Luther King Jr.
March on Washington size (Aug 1963)
March on Washington size (Aug 1963)
Over 200,000 people
MLK's famous speech (Aug 1963)
MLK's famous speech (Aug 1963)
'I Have a Dream'
Freedom Summer (1964) focus
Freedom Summer (1964) focus
Registering African-American voters in Mississippi
Selma to Montgomery marches (Mar 1965)
Selma to Montgomery marches (Mar 1965)
Demonstrated need for voting rights despite violence
Voting Rights Act date
Voting Rights Act date
August 1965