The early 1950s (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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How Black Americans were treated in 1950s
How Black Americans were treated in 1950s
As inferior citizens
What Jim Crow laws enforced
What Jim Crow laws enforced
Racial segregation between Black and white Americans
Legal principle justifying segregation
Legal principle justifying segregation
'Separate but equal'
Reality of 'separate but equal' for Black people
Reality of 'separate but equal' for Black people
Facilities were consistently inferior to white facilities
Four types of segregated public facilities
Four types of segregated public facilities
Cinemas, toilets, schools, public transportation
Year of Baltimore student protests against integration
Year of Baltimore student protests against integration
1955
How white Southerners viewed Black people
How white Southerners viewed Black people
As racially inferior
What Black people were prohibited from in courts
What Black people were prohibited from in courts
Serving on juries
What literacy tests required before voting
What literacy tests required before voting
Black Americans to pass reading and writing tests
What the grandfather clause allowed
What the grandfather clause allowed
Voting only if ancestors had previously voted
Year NAACP was established
Year NAACP was established
1909
NAACP's main strategy for change
NAACP's main strategy for change
Using the legal system and courts
Year CORE was founded
Year CORE was founded
1942
CORE's main approach to civil rights
CORE's main approach to civil rights
Non-violent direct action techniques
Where NAACP and CORE had greater success
Where NAACP and CORE had greater success
Northern states