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Civil Rights Unit
Jim Crow, Plessy v Ferguson, Lynching, segregation, MLK
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History
11th Grade
06/06/2013

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Term
Anti-lynching laws proposed in U.S. Congress beginning in _____
Definition
1901
Term
1882-1951= _____ lynched (including _____ blacks and _____ whites)
Definition
1882-1951= 4,730 lynched (including 3,437 blacks and 1,293 whites)
Term
____ of lynchings in South
Definition
90%
Term
Between 1915-1970 roughly ______ African Americans emigrated from the South
Definition
6 million
Term
In 1915 ___% of African Americans lived in the south, in 1970 ___%
Definition
In 1915 90% of African Americans lived in the south, in 1970 53%
Term
Bus segregation ended in ____ because of the sc case ___v____
Definition
Bus segregation ended in 1956 because of the sc case Browder v Gayle
Term
SNCC
Definition
(Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)- created by 200 or so veterans of the sit ins and Ella Baker, they were more aggressive in their actions but still remained non violent
Term
SCLC
Definition
(Southern Christian Leadership Conference)- first president was MLK Jr, mostly comprised of black ministers but some other participants, played a large role in the Civil Rights movement
Term
Four steps outlined in MLK's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
Definition
Collection of facts (is there injustice)
Negotiation, lets try to talk it out reasonably first
Self Purification (solidify your devotion to non-violence)
Direct (non violent!) action
Term
Poor People’s Campaign began in November of ____
Definition
1967
Term
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
intro to congress____
passed in congress _____
Definition
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
intro to congress 1923
passed in congress 1972
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