The civil rights movement, 1965-75 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Number of major riots 1964-68
Number of major riots 1964-68
329
Number of Northern US cities affected by riots 1964-68
Number of Northern US cities affected by riots 1964-68
257
First riot location, July 1964
First riot location, July 1964
New York City
Watts Riots location
Watts Riots location
Los Angeles
Watts Riots date
Watts Riots date
August 1965
Kerner Report publication year
Kerner Report publication year
1968
Main riot cause per Kerner Report
Main riot cause per Kerner Report
Poor living conditions in urban ghettos
Year King & SCLC moved North
Year King & SCLC moved North
1966
SCLC Chicago campaign focus
SCLC Chicago campaign focus
Fair housing issues
King assassination date
King assassination date
April 4, 1968
King's assassin
King's assassin
James Earl Ray
King assassination location
King assassination location
Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee
Mourners at King's funeral
Mourners at King's funeral
Over 100,000
1968 Civil Rights Act focus
1968 Civil Rights Act focus
Fair housing & federal protection for civil rights workers
Long-term riot cause
Long-term riot cause
Unequal living conditions