Civil rights law, 1964-65 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Period of breakthrough in civil rights legislation
Period of breakthrough in civil rights legislation
Early-to-mid 1960s
City where protests influenced Kennedy to act
City where protests influenced Kennedy to act
Birmingham
Kennedy appointee who argued Brown v. Topeka case
Kennedy appointee who argued Brown v. Topeka case
Thurgood Marshall
LBJ appointee as US Ambassador to Luxembourg (1965)
LBJ appointee as US Ambassador to Luxembourg (1965)
Patricia Harris
Most comprehensive civil rights law since Reconstruction
Most comprehensive civil rights law since Reconstruction
1964 Civil Rights Act
How 1964 Act enforced school desegregation
How 1964 Act enforced school desegregation
Could cut federal funding to non-compliant schools
What 1964 Act banned in restaurants, hotels, theatres
What 1964 Act banned in restaurants, hotels, theatres
Discrimination in public spaces
Commission created to investigate workplace discrimination
Commission created to investigate workplace discrimination
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
1965 Act feature: voting registration process control
1965 Act feature: voting registration process control
Standardized & controlled by federal government
Threshold for federal takeover of voter registration
Threshold for federal takeover of voter registration
States with <50% qualified voters registered
Organisation that led Selma voting rights campaign
Organisation that led Selma voting rights campaign
SCLC
Date of 'Bloody Sunday' Selma march attack
Date of 'Bloody Sunday' Selma march attack
7 March 1965
Dates of successful Selma to Montgomery march
Dates of successful Selma to Montgomery march
21-24 March 1965
Number who completed Selma to Montgomery march
Number who completed Selma to Montgomery march
25,000 protesters
What Johnson placed under federal control for Selma march
What Johnson placed under federal control for Selma march
Alabama state national guard