civil rights era
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elena6kendra on May 31, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 gideon v. wainwright | any accused suspect can have a lawyer |
| miranda v. arizona | you must be read your rights & understand them |
| brown v. board of ed | made segregation in schools illegal |
| loving v. virginia | can't prohibit inter-racial marriage |
| hear of atlanta v. us | any business participating in interstate commerce has to follow all rules of federal civil rights legislation |
| 5 parts to the civil rights act of 1964 | 1.gave fed. gov't power to fight segregation 2.gave atty. general power to sue in segregation cases 3.made segregation illegal in public places 4.ended job discrimination 5.equal access to public facilities and businesses |
| voting rights act of 1965 | no more use of discriminatory tactics in federal elections |
| MLK's 4 ideas about the Vietnam war | 1.gov't should spend same on poor as on war 2.it's sad that black & white soldiers have to fight and die together in war but can't even eat at the same places at home 3.the gov't preaches nonviolence but uses it in war 4.are the natives even happy that we're there? |
| What is mass civil disobedience and why did MLK think it worked best? | A lot of people protest peacefully by preventing people from going about their lives like normal & it draws attention to the reason behind the protest, not the violence |
| What did mlk think was wrong with america (Q&A) | Q:Why are there so many poor people in the US if it is the richest country in the world? A: The wealth isn't evenly distributed |
| What's ironic about the soldiers fighting in Vietnam? | that black & white soldiers have to fight and die together in war but can't even eat at the same places at home |
| describe 3 laws made during this time | 24th amendment: abolished poll taxes in fed. elections civil rights act of 1968: illegal to discriminate in rental or sale of housing voting rights act of 1965: no more use of discriminatory tactics to prevent people from voting |
| Describe JFK's New frontier program | peace corps, space race, civil rights legislation |
| describe Johnson's great society program | civil rights legislation, war on poverty ( medicare, medicaid, head start, housing & urban development, child nutrition act, water quality & clean air act) |
| What are 3 things Johnson wanted to do to end poverty? | medicare/medicaid, head start, child nutrition act, water quality & clena air act, housing & urban development |
| What are 3 things MLK wanted to do to end poverty? | end war, redistribute wealth, be socialistic |
| describe 3 events during the civil rights era that are not laws or court cases (riots, killings, etc) | MLK killed, Malcolm X killed, NAACP leader murdered, race riots |
| What is solidarity? Who & why did MLK think should be 'solid'? | acting as one. All the poor & the blacks. people are more likely to notice a protest if more people are involved |
| What did MLK say that the vietnam war could lead to if we aren't careful? | more wars all over the world & imperialism |
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