Political opposition to desegregation (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Who were the Dixiecrats?
Who were the Dixiecrats?
Southern politicians who broke from Democratic Party
What did Dixiecrats believe?
What did Dixiecrats believe?
Pro-segregation, states' rights, white supremacy
Year Dixiecrats rejoined Democrats
Year Dixiecrats rejoined Democrats
By 1954
When White Citizens' Councils formed
When White Citizens' Councils formed
1954 onwards
WCC membership by mid-1950s
WCC membership by mid-1950s
Approx. 60,000 members
Event that triggered WCC formation
Event that triggered WCC formation
Brown v. Topeka Supreme Court ruling 1954
WCC economic pressure tactic
WCC economic pressure tactic
Organised boycotts against civil rights supporters
WCC employment discrimination method
WCC employment discrimination method
Firing Black employees in civil rights activities
WCC intimidation tactics
WCC intimidation tactics
Threats of violence and actual violence
Extreme state resistance to desegregation
Extreme state resistance to desegregation
Shutting down all state schools
Underhanded tactic: school admission
Underhanded tactic: school admission
Biased tests designed against Black students
Voting rights underhanded tactic
Voting rights underhanded tactic
Literacy tests to prevent Black voting
Three levels of opposition to desegregation
Three levels of opposition to desegregation
Federal, state, and local government
Why presidents struggled with civil rights
Why presidents struggled with civil rights
Needed Dixiecrats' support for other legislation
Court system manipulation tactic
Court system manipulation tactic
Using white judges and juries to decide civil rights cases