Segregation and civil rights (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws
Discriminatory laws enforcing racial segregation in America
'Separate but equal' doctrine
'Separate but equal' doctrine
False claim that segregated facilities were equal in quality
When was CORE founded?
When was CORE founded?
1940s - organization that fought against discrimination
Civil Rights Act year
Civil Rights Act year
1968
What did Brown vs Topeka challenge?
What did Brown vs Topeka challenge?
School segregation
Brown ruling year
Brown ruling year
May 1954 - school segregation ruled unconstitutional
Emmett Till
Emmett Till
14-year-old murdered in Mississippi, 1955
Mamie Till-Mobley's decision
Mamie Till-Mobley's decision
Held open-casket funeral to expose violence against her son
Carolyn Bryant
Carolyn Bryant
White woman who falsely accused Emmett Till of flirting
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine
Nine black students who integrated Little Rock High School
Little Rock crisis start
Little Rock crisis start
September 1957
Orville Faubus role
Orville Faubus role
Arkansas Governor who used state troops to block desegregation
Eisenhower's Little Rock action
Eisenhower's Little Rock action
Sent federal troops to protect the students
NAACP
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Oliver Brown
Oliver Brown
Parent who challenged school segregation in Topeka case