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Civil Rights Pd 2 24
Civil Rights Flashcards for Period 2 2024's Projects.
How old was Katherine Johnson when she started high school | 10 |
“Hidden Figures” | The movie made that represents Katherine Johnson and the development of spaceflight |
How long did Katherine Johnson work for the U | S |
Where did Katherine Johnson go to college | West Virginia State College |
Freedom 7 The spacecraft that put The first U | S |
Who sued William G | Cooper and the Little Rock School Board |
Why did John Aaron sue the school board | They wanted to delay Desegregation for 30 days |
What did the Supreme Court rule | They ruled that Segregation in public schools was unconstitutional |
What did the ruling show other states | That they couldn’t fight the Supreme Court |
What did this case end | It ended segregation in Arkansas schools |
Where did John Forman receive his degree | Cornell University |
In what city did Forman grow up in | Chicago, Illinois |
Involved in the expanding Southern civil rights movement | Formans main purpose |
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee | an organization he was a part of |
A speech Forman gave | Black manifesto |
Sick Tax | A ruling by Judge Homer S Brown stated that a Pittsburgh city tax on hospitals is unconstitutional. |
NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is a civil rights organization in the United States |
Pennsylvania state Fair Employment Practices Act | Laws that protect workers from discrimination for race, religion, or national origin |
Friendly Service Committee | A committee that brown chaired to reduce crime in the Hill City District of Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Package | A package of housing improvements credited to brown in his tenure as judge of allegheny county |
Patsy Mink | She was the first woman of color to be elected to the U |
Title IX | It protects people from discrimination based on their sex to be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance |
Early Childhood Education | Patsy Mink helped fight for early childhood education rights |
Gender Rights | Patsy Fought for Gender rights after being turned away from jobs during her life due to her gender |
Affordable Childcare | She fought for affordable childcare for everyone no matter what they looked like |
Marvin Gaye | An American singer and songwriter, who tackled difficult issues and set new standards for the black music industry |
Black Music Industry | A specific part of the music industry made specifically for the black community so they are not limited by the modern world/standards |
“What's Going On” | One of Marvin Gaye’s most popular songs belongs to the album “What's going on” |
American Soul Music | American Soul is a type of music that incorporates rhythm, blues, and gospel |
Artist Controlled Music | Songs written by the artist that sings them |
Congress of racial equality | They were a group who used peaceful and direct action during |
the civil rights movement | Once even working with Martin Luther king jr |
Black power movement | The black power movement campaigned for racial pride, more cultural buildings,and a larger acceptance of african culture |
Freedom Schools | Temporary free school for African American children Originally they were made as a part of the civil rights movements |
Interstate commerce commission | The commission that oversaw the conduct of the railroad industry |
Core freedom rides | Bus rides from Washington D |
Pittsburgh Courier | A very important “black” newspaper in the times of segregation |
Working Class | People who work jobs, specifically manual or industrial jobs |
Photographer | A person who takes pictures, for work, for fun, or for educational purposes |
Civil Rights | The fight made towards justice and equality for African americans in the 1950’s to the 1960’s |
Who was Charles “teenie” Harris | A photographer born in Pittsburgh who took photos of the working class and shone a new light on African Americans |
Today I Sing the Blues | Aretha Franklin’s first single |
What did Aretha die from | Pancreatic cancer |
When did Aretha have her first child | When she was 12 |
How many children did Aretha have | 4 |
When did Aretha die | August 16, 2018 |
When did the Children’s March take place | May 2, 1963 |
Where did the Children’s March take place | Birmingham Alabama |
What was the purpose of the March | To demand an end to segregation |
How did the police respond to the March | They responded in violence |
About how many attended the march | 1,000-5,000 students |
The march in Washington that Phillip Randolph led was for what cause | End deployment discrimination |
When was Phillip Randolph born | April 15th, 1889 |
Where did Phillip go to college | The City College of New York |
Phillip Randolph was awarded medals for his acts against segregation, how many did he earn | 3 |
Randolph ran what group in 1925 | Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters |
Billie Holiday | A Jazz singer from the 1930’s |
What is Billie’s Holiday’s real name | Eleanora Fagan |
How many grammy awards has Billie won | 5 |
Who did Billie Holiday first sign with | Columbia Records |
Where was Billie’s Holiday’s debut show | The Apollo Theater |
What Hall of Fame’s is Billie Holiday in | Rock and Roll and Nesuhi Ertugan Jazz Hall of Fames |
What is the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing | 1960’s bombing that was done by the KKK The church was bombed because the main inhabitants were people with colored skin |
Telegram | A message sent by a telegraph, and then printed and delivered to someone's House |
KKK | Also called the Ku Klux Klan, they were a white supremacist group Some of the members did terroristic activities, and some would straight up murder |
MLK | Martin Luther King JR was a major civil rights activist, who fought for the desegregation of African Americans |
Robert Chambliss | Also known as Dynamite Bob, he was one of the four suspects who got charged for the church bombing He was a white supremacist |
Ella Fitzgerald | American Jazz singer who is known for her impressive vocal range and her improvised scat singing |
Norman Granz | Ella Fitzgerald’s manager who was determined to shield his colleagues from discrimination |
Temperance Fitzgerald | Ella Fitzgerald’s Mother |
Racial Discrimination | Treating someone negatively because of their race, ethnicity, etc |
Wrote many novels that showed the life of a black man in segregated America | Ralph Ellison |
What did Ralph Ellison do | An important writer during the Civil Rights Movement |
Ralph Ellison's most popular book which won multiple awards | The Invisible Man |
What were Ralph Ellison’s books about | His view on racism in the U |
The award The Invisible Man won in 1953 | The National Book Award |
Which event inspired MLK to pursue his career as a Civil Rights activist | Montgomery Bus Boycott |
What was the purpose of Brown v | Board of Education |
Who is famously known for the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott | Rosa Parks |
When was segregated transportation ruled unconstitutional | December 20, 1956 |
What group was declared the first African-Americans to attend a High School in Arkansas | “The Little Rock Nine” |
Who was Herbie Hancock | Herbie Hancock was a jazz musician who became famous through his album “Head Hunters” |
What instrument did Herbie Hancock play | Herbie hancock played the piano, clavinet, and the synthesizer |
Jazz | Jazz is a style of music which is usually made up of swung notes or blue notes |
Synthesizer | The synthesizer is a musical instrument under the electronic instruments family |
Head Hunters | Head Hunters is the band created by Herbie Hancock |
What were the Jim Crow Laws | The Jim Crow Laws were created to mandate racial segregation in public facilities and public transportation |
When were the Jim Crow Laws Created | The Jim Crow Laws were created in the 1870s |
When were the Jim Crow Laws Abolished | The Jim Crow Laws were abolished in 1964 and 1965 with the Civil Rights Act and The Voting Rights Act |
What hate group was influenced by the Jim Crow Laws | The Ku Klux Klan |
Who were the KKK and what did they do | The KKK, created in 1865, was a secret society that terrorized Africans Americans |
Where was Julian Bond born | Nashville, Tennessee |
What state was he a House Representative for | Georgia |
Why did Bond leave politics | After losing to civil rights leader John Lewis |
What University did he teach at | He taught at several including American University and the University of Virginia |
Who were the two leaders that insisted the march go forward | A Philip Randolph, King |
How many people gathered in front of Lincoln Memorial | 250,000 people |
Who planned the march on Washington | A Philip Randolph |
Who issued the Fair Employment Practices Commission to investigate racial discrimination charges against defense firms | President Franklin D |
What year was CORE founded | 1942 |
Who worked with CORE | Martin Luther King Jr |
What did Core organize | Freedom Rides in the spring of 1961 |
What organization worked with CORE | King’s organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) |
What did CORE support | the boycott of the city's buses |