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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 |