All Flashcards
What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
1896 Supreme Court case that upheld 'separate but equal,' legalizing segregation.
What was Brown v. Board of Education?
1954 Supreme Court case that overturned Plessy, declared school segregation unconstitutional.
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Landmark legislation that dismantled Jim Crow's legal foundation.
What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Legislation that dismantled Jim Crow's legal foundation, protecting voting rights.
What was the Reconstruction Era?
The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.
What were the Trolley Boycotts?
African Americans refused to ride segregated public transportation.
When was the NAACP founded?
Founded in 1909 to fight for civil rights through legal and political means.
What was the impact of the Red Record publication?
Laid the groundwork for anti-lynching campaigns and influenced the early civil rights movement.
What was the purpose of Jim Crow Laws?
To maintain white supremacy and racial segregation in the Southern United States.
What was the impact of the failure of Reconstruction?
Led to the rise of white supremacy and the implementation of Jim Crow laws.
What were the causes and effects of Plessy v. Ferguson?
Cause: Homer Plessy challenged segregation laws. Effect: Legalized segregation under 'separate but equal'.
What were the causes and effects of the Great Migration?
Cause: Jim Crow laws, economic opportunity in the North. Effect: Shift in demographics, Harlem Renaissance.
What were the causes and effects of lynching?
Cause: White supremacy, racial hatred. Effect: Racial terror, social control.
What were the causes and effects of the Brown v. Board of Education?
Cause: Legal challenges to segregation. Effect: Overturned Plessy, desegregation of schools (though slow).
What were the causes and effects of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Cause: Civil Rights Movement, political pressure. Effect: Outlawed discrimination, but did not fully address voting rights.
What were the causes and effects of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Cause: Continued disenfranchisement, Selma to Montgomery marches. Effect: Protected voting rights, increased Black voter registration.
What were the causes and effects of the Red Summer of 1919?
Cause: Racial tensions, economic competition, returning Black veterans. Effect: Increased racial violence and discrimination.
What were the causes and effects of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Cause: Rosa Parks' arrest, systemic segregation on buses. Effect: Desegregation of buses, rise of MLK Jr., momentum for Civil Rights Movement.
What were the causes and effects of the Black Power movement?
Cause: Frustration with slow progress of Civil Rights Movement, police brutality. Effect: Increased Black pride, emphasis on self-determination, but also division within the movement.
What were the causes and effects of white flight?
Cause: Desegregation, increased Black populations in urban areas. Effect: Decline of urban centers, increased segregation in suburbs.
What were the causes and effects of Jim Crow laws?
Cause: White supremacy, Effect: Segregation and disenfranchisement.
What were the causes and effects of lynching?
Cause: Racial hatred, Effect: Racial terror and intimidation.
What were the causes and effects of the Great Migration?
Cause: Jim Crow laws and economic opportunities, Effect: Movement of African Americans to the North and West.
What were the causes and effects of the Civil Rights Movement?
Cause: Jim Crow laws and racial discrimination, Effect: Legal and social changes promoting equality.