Urban Poverty & Drugs and Crime (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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When & where did Watts riots occur?
When & where did Watts riots occur?
Los Angeles, August 1965
How long did Watts riots last?
How long did Watts riots last?
Six days
Who sparked the Watts riots?
Who sparked the Watts riots?
Marquette Frye (African American man)
Watts riots: total deaths
Watts riots: total deaths
34 deaths (all African Americans)
Number of riots in 1967 nationwide
Number of riots in 1967 nationwide
167 riots
What was 'Redlining'?
What was 'Redlining'?
Banks/retailers denying services to minority neighbourhoods
What were 'projects'?
What were 'projects'?
Government-built tenement towers, poorly maintained
Kerner Commission's conclusion on riots
Kerner Commission's conclusion on riots
Poverty was root cause; U.S. becoming two unequal societies
Purpose of Head Start programme
Purpose of Head Start programme
Preschool programmes for poor children
Purpose of Job Corps
Purpose of Job Corps
Skills training in inner cities
U.S. position in illegal drug consumption
U.S. position in illegal drug consumption
Largest consumer of illegal drugs in the world
Who led the 'War on Drugs' in 1970s?
Who led the 'War on Drugs' in 1970s?
President Nixon
% of murders linked to drugs by 1970s
% of murders linked to drugs by 1970s
50% of all murders
Drug crime racial disparity (1990s)
Drug crime racial disparity (1990s)
African Americans: 13% of users, 74% of prison sentences
Jesse Jackson's achievement 1984/88
Jesse Jackson's achievement 1984/88
First African American to win a state primary (Democratic)