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| Congressional Reconstruction |
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-1866 seized control of Reconstruction from president.
-focused on feedmens problems
-wrote 14 amendment
-black codes
-civil rights
-impeachment
-carpet baggers |
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| Presidential Reconstruction |
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-tried to bring south back into the union
-made sure they were loyal
-repudicated confederate debt
-shows the president really wanted to keep country together |
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-Law banned segregation in public places ex: hotels, theaters, restaurants
-after affects of Thurgood Marshall, john davis case
-blacks becoming more equal |
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-went to court against Board of Education of Topeka and overturned Plessy Vs. Furguson case
-court unanimous (9-0) decision
-shows supreme court decides more fairly with two cases in favor of blacks |
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-One of the little rock nine
-instead of meeting up with other 8 blacks she went by herself and was not allowed in the school
-sat on bench and was yelled at by angry whites until nice white woman drove her home
-shows how much whites didnt want integrated schools |
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-Got picked to go to all white school at age 6
-called as first black in school with whites
-happened because of supreme court ruling that segregated schools are unconstitutional |
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-Black Leader of CRM
-did not agree with peaceful protesting
-very militant
-killed by black muslims
-involved in white hating groups |
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-led CRM
-included many boycotts and speeches
-youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize
-non-violent protesting
-arrested many times |
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-segregation, but equal rights and things supplied by the government
-whites got more
-most segrated black school were NOT equal therefore it was taken to the Supreme Counrt |
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-black woman
-didnt get out of her seat in the front of the bus when told to by the white man
-arrested
-inspired a boycott of buses/ public transportation |
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| Chief Justice Earl Warren |
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-started as governor of California
-became Chief justice on deal with eisenhower
-major role in the ruling of integration ofschools |
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-broadcasts showed Northerners how badly treated blacks were
-children's march was a huge part with Bull Connor being extremely cruel to black children |
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| -protesting peacefully under leadership of MLK ex: Sit-ins, marches etc |
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-6 boys, 3girls brought to white schools
-national guard sent to keep blacks out
-eisenhower sent tropps to help keep black children in
-shows how much whites didn't want to integrate schools |
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-Rosa Parks arrested for not giving up her seat.
-blacks refused to ride buses for 13 months
-boycott hurt south economy greatly. MLK became leader of the boycott
-shows blacks are very angry |
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-a character from Healer that plays an african american idiot
-segregation laws named and modeled after him |
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-Republican president elected in 1868
-created 15 amendment
-fought KK |
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| How Did NAACP help fight segragation in south? |
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-Ruled in white favor that separate is equal
-Brown vs. Board of education of Topeka changed the supreme court decision |
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| How is plessy vs Furguson over turned? |
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-took cases where blacks could be awarded rights
-helped out fellow blacks in south by taking cases |
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-White Nrtherners who had rushed to south after the war
-many accused them of only wanting to gain political power and money
-radical republicans |
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-When Children marched in birmingham Alabama
-adults didn't because they might lose their jobs
-1000 kids arrested in 2 days
-Bull connor named important part of CRM because of his cruelty
-helped show everyone in north the living conditions of blacks in south |
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-blacks would sit at white only restaurants and order food
-white beat them and threw food at them
-followed MLK's advice and did not fight back |
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-black boy from north
-complimented white woman in store
-burtally beat by KKK
-put tire around his neck and drowned him in a river
-KKK members were tried and found innocent but later admitted to it
-KKK got away with everything |
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-Rights that can't be taken away
-white and blacks rights can't be taken away |
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-a group that helped blacks deal with unfair cases
-led by Thurgood Marshall
-many Lawyers go to court to give blacks more rights
helped black obtain rights |
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-a group that helped blacks deal with unfair cases
-led by Thurgood Marshall
-many Lawyers go to court to give blacks more rights
helped black obtain rights |
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-wanted federal gov't to be involved in remaining southern politics and society
-very influential to southeners for black rights |
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-gov't would remove troops from south
-haye's would appoint a democrat to his cabinet
democrats promised to respect blacks civil and political rights |
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