Civil Rights Questions
1) Jim Crow Laws created separate social arrangements that effect Af. Am. in what 3 ways?
Because of the Jim Crow Laws, public schools, public places, and public transportations were segregated. These restricted the civil rights of African Americans but they slowly changed starting with the Brown vs. Board case which overlayed the Pleassy vs. Ferguson. This stated that public school segregation was unconstitutional and should be destroyed.
2) What examples does the book list to support this statement, “everywhere I go in the south the Negro is forced to choose between his hide and his soul”?
Even though on paper, black people were allowed to vote, less than five percent of black people are able to register to vote. The percentage is less in the deeper south. Segregation also didn't stop until the civil rights movement was recognized with the help of Marin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, and Jackie Robinson. In order to protest about this, the black people started non violent protest such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
3) Who were Wendell Willkie and Gunnar Myrdal and what effect did they have?
Gunnar Mydral wrote The American Dilemma to point out how America is a hypocrite since it talks about freedom of speech, press, and being equal among everybody. However, the black man is always left to do the dirty work and are treated as non human beings. Wendell Willkie is another writer who wrote stories in order to make people more aware of the civil rights movement.
4) How did WWII effect the attitudes of Af. Am.?
The World War II made the African Americans the same as before the world. Even though they fought along side with other people in the army, they are still treated as non human being. Segregation in public schools, public transportation, and public places are still popular. Voting is not common to black people either even though they are allowed to on paper.
5) Who and what was the NAACP?
This is an African American civil rights organization in America in order to ensure that everyone is equal economically, politically, and socially. They wanted to eliminate discrimination as well as the hatred on black people.
6) Rosa Parks role in the Civil Rights movement?
Rosa Parks was famous for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a while person. This was a common rule that black people had to follow and she got arrested for not following it. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott lead by Martin Luther King Jr.
7) Who was Dr. King?
Dr. King was in charge of many non violent protest of segregation and treatment of black people. In his life time, he supported non violent protest like Ghaundi in India and one of the protests he was in charge of was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. He also gave speeches to make people more aware of the civil rights movement.
8) What was the “To Secure These Rights” report?
This report is a protest against the harsh treatment that black people or african americans are given based on their race. They are treated not as people but as something lower than dirt as they were before the Civil War. Even though America is the land of the free, they are not able to have the same freedom as white people do.
9) Brown v. Board of Education.
One of the people to make a difference in the civil rights movement is Warren who was in charge of the Brown vs. Board of Education Topeka. The decision in this case said that segregation in public schools should be banned since it is unconstitutional.
10) “Declaration of Constitutional Principles”
This was a document oppossing racial discrimination and racial integrigation in public places. There were many other documents that people wrote in order to make people aware of the discrimination against blacks. This was signed by nintey nine politicians.
11) Ike and civil rits
Compared to Truman, Ike was more liberal when he was president of the United States. He made use of his time since he was only allowed two terms because of the twenty second amendment. He passed more laws and proposals to make the civil rights better. However, he only went as far as he could.
12) Little Rock Nine
The Little Rocks's central high school didn't let in a black student into their school because of his race. In order to enforce this, they had some guards hired to keep him from coming in. Eisnehower stood in and hired some of his own guards to have him go to that school.
13) Civil Rights Act
These were Acts in order to propell the rights of black people and calm their hatred before they take a mroe violent apporach to getting change. Sadly these laws weren't enough and some students started to make violent protests.
14) SCLC
Martin Luther King Jr. was in charge fo the ontgomery Bus Boycott but was also a part of this Southern Christian Leadership Committee to create churches were black people could freely worship whatever religion they wanted to.
15) Sit ins
These were non violent protests that students or black people would do in order for the government to go make a difference about their system. The people would sit in on meetings or classes and do nothing.
16) SNCC
At one point of time, black students made the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to be the center of how they would protest about the way that they were treated because of their race.
Battling for Black Rights
24) Civil rights Act 1964
This was a landmark like the Brown vs. Board case that outlawed major forms of discrimination agaisnt racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities as well as women. This also ended the voter registration requirements and racial segregatinos in schools.
25) Prevent af. Am. voting
In order to prevent African Americas from voting, they usually had literacy tests. Some people also had to pay in order to vote. Other methods that were used to keep balck people from voting were eliminated later on.
26) 24th amendment
This prohibits Congress and states from condition the right to vote in federal electinos on payment of a poll tax or any other type of tax. This usually appeared after reconstruction but was put down because of this amendment.
27) MLK in Selma
MLK in Selma had a big impact on people since his doings and presence in that area sparked up a new revelation in the people. They soon took charge of the discrimination and did something of it.
28) Voting Rights act 1965
This is a landmark piece of legislation that outlawed discriminatory voting pratices that had been responsible for widespread of disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States.
29) Watts Riot
This took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los angeles and was a five day riot resulting in 34 deaths, over one thousand injuries and over three thousand arrests. There was a forty million in property damage as well.
30) Malcolm X
he was a human rights activist and was the one who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its treatment of black Americans. He has been one of the most influential African Americans in history.
31) Black Panther Party
This was a revolutinoary socialists organization active in the u.S. and acheived natinoal and international involvement in the Black Power movement and U.S. politics of the 1960's-1970's
32) “burn, Baby burn”
This was a slogan attributed to the 1960's R&B disc jockey which became associated with teh 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles which was one of the most violent riots in history.
33) Not just a “southern” question.
This was the question of the rights that black people had but were not practiced in real life. Just like how they are able to vote on paper but aren't able to register to vote in real life.
34) Death of MLK
The death of Matrin Luther King, Junior made people go into a depression since he was one of the most active people of African American civil rights movement and became known for advancement of civil rights.
Because of the Jim Crow Laws, public schools, public places, and public transportations were segregated. These restricted the civil rights of African Americans but they slowly changed starting with the Brown vs. Board case which overlayed the Pleassy vs. Ferguson. This stated that public school segregation was unconstitutional and should be destroyed.
2) What examples does the book list to support this statement, “everywhere I go in the south the Negro is forced to choose between his hide and his soul”?
Even though on paper, black people were allowed to vote, less than five percent of black people are able to register to vote. The percentage is less in the deeper south. Segregation also didn't stop until the civil rights movement was recognized with the help of Marin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, and Jackie Robinson. In order to protest about this, the black people started non violent protest such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
3) Who were Wendell Willkie and Gunnar Myrdal and what effect did they have?
Gunnar Mydral wrote The American Dilemma to point out how America is a hypocrite since it talks about freedom of speech, press, and being equal among everybody. However, the black man is always left to do the dirty work and are treated as non human beings. Wendell Willkie is another writer who wrote stories in order to make people more aware of the civil rights movement.
4) How did WWII effect the attitudes of Af. Am.?
The World War II made the African Americans the same as before the world. Even though they fought along side with other people in the army, they are still treated as non human being. Segregation in public schools, public transportation, and public places are still popular. Voting is not common to black people either even though they are allowed to on paper.
5) Who and what was the NAACP?
This is an African American civil rights organization in America in order to ensure that everyone is equal economically, politically, and socially. They wanted to eliminate discrimination as well as the hatred on black people.
6) Rosa Parks role in the Civil Rights movement?
Rosa Parks was famous for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a while person. This was a common rule that black people had to follow and she got arrested for not following it. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott lead by Martin Luther King Jr.
7) Who was Dr. King?
Dr. King was in charge of many non violent protest of segregation and treatment of black people. In his life time, he supported non violent protest like Ghaundi in India and one of the protests he was in charge of was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. He also gave speeches to make people more aware of the civil rights movement.
8) What was the “To Secure These Rights” report?
This report is a protest against the harsh treatment that black people or african americans are given based on their race. They are treated not as people but as something lower than dirt as they were before the Civil War. Even though America is the land of the free, they are not able to have the same freedom as white people do.
9) Brown v. Board of Education.
One of the people to make a difference in the civil rights movement is Warren who was in charge of the Brown vs. Board of Education Topeka. The decision in this case said that segregation in public schools should be banned since it is unconstitutional.
10) “Declaration of Constitutional Principles”
This was a document oppossing racial discrimination and racial integrigation in public places. There were many other documents that people wrote in order to make people aware of the discrimination against blacks. This was signed by nintey nine politicians.
11) Ike and civil rits
Compared to Truman, Ike was more liberal when he was president of the United States. He made use of his time since he was only allowed two terms because of the twenty second amendment. He passed more laws and proposals to make the civil rights better. However, he only went as far as he could.
12) Little Rock Nine
The Little Rocks's central high school didn't let in a black student into their school because of his race. In order to enforce this, they had some guards hired to keep him from coming in. Eisnehower stood in and hired some of his own guards to have him go to that school.
13) Civil Rights Act
These were Acts in order to propell the rights of black people and calm their hatred before they take a mroe violent apporach to getting change. Sadly these laws weren't enough and some students started to make violent protests.
14) SCLC
Martin Luther King Jr. was in charge fo the ontgomery Bus Boycott but was also a part of this Southern Christian Leadership Committee to create churches were black people could freely worship whatever religion they wanted to.
15) Sit ins
These were non violent protests that students or black people would do in order for the government to go make a difference about their system. The people would sit in on meetings or classes and do nothing.
16) SNCC
At one point of time, black students made the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to be the center of how they would protest about the way that they were treated because of their race.
Battling for Black Rights
24) Civil rights Act 1964
This was a landmark like the Brown vs. Board case that outlawed major forms of discrimination agaisnt racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities as well as women. This also ended the voter registration requirements and racial segregatinos in schools.
25) Prevent af. Am. voting
In order to prevent African Americas from voting, they usually had literacy tests. Some people also had to pay in order to vote. Other methods that were used to keep balck people from voting were eliminated later on.
26) 24th amendment
This prohibits Congress and states from condition the right to vote in federal electinos on payment of a poll tax or any other type of tax. This usually appeared after reconstruction but was put down because of this amendment.
27) MLK in Selma
MLK in Selma had a big impact on people since his doings and presence in that area sparked up a new revelation in the people. They soon took charge of the discrimination and did something of it.
28) Voting Rights act 1965
This is a landmark piece of legislation that outlawed discriminatory voting pratices that had been responsible for widespread of disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States.
29) Watts Riot
This took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los angeles and was a five day riot resulting in 34 deaths, over one thousand injuries and over three thousand arrests. There was a forty million in property damage as well.
30) Malcolm X
he was a human rights activist and was the one who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its treatment of black Americans. He has been one of the most influential African Americans in history.
31) Black Panther Party
This was a revolutinoary socialists organization active in the u.S. and acheived natinoal and international involvement in the Black Power movement and U.S. politics of the 1960's-1970's
32) “burn, Baby burn”
This was a slogan attributed to the 1960's R&B disc jockey which became associated with teh 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles which was one of the most violent riots in history.
33) Not just a “southern” question.
This was the question of the rights that black people had but were not practiced in real life. Just like how they are able to vote on paper but aren't able to register to vote in real life.
34) Death of MLK
The death of Matrin Luther King, Junior made people go into a depression since he was one of the most active people of African American civil rights movement and became known for advancement of civil rights.