The US civil rights movement
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What was the civil rights movement?
- The civil rights movement was a social movement in the United States from 1954 to 1968.
- It aimed to abolish legalised racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement.
- These injustices most commonly affected African Americans.
- The movement had origins in the Reconstruction era in the late 19th century.
- Its modern roots lay in the 1940s and in Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolent movement in India.
- After years of nonviolent protests and civil disobedience, it secured new protections in federal law for the civil rights of all Americans.
Segregation and Jim Crow laws
- After the American Civil War (1861–1865), the three Reconstruction Amendments abolished slavery and granted citizenship to all African Americans.
- During Reconstruction, African-American men in the South voted and held political office.
- After 1877, they were increasingly deprived of civil rights under racist Jim Crow laws.
- Jim Crow laws banned interracial marriage, introduced literacy tests for voters, and segregated schools.
- African Americans faced violence from white supremacists during the nadir of American race relations.
- Those who moved to the North during the Great Migration also faced barriers to employment and housing.
- In 1896, the Supreme Court upheld legal racial discrimination in Plessy v. Ferguson, establishing the doctrine of "separate but equal".
Early moves for civil rights
- The movement for civil rights was led by figures such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington.
- It achieved few gains until after World War II.
- In 1948, President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order abolishing discrimination in the armed forces.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
- In 1954, the Supreme Court struck down state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools in Brown v. Board of Education.
- This was a major legal victory that helped launch the mass movement for civil rights.
Nonviolent protest and key campaigns
- A mass movement for civil rights, led by Martin Luther King Jr. and others, began a campaign of nonviolent protests and civil disobedience.
- The Montgomery bus boycott took place in 1955–1956.
- Sit-ins were held in Greensboro and Nashville in 1960.
- The Birmingham campaign and its Children's Crusade occurred in 1963.
- A march from Selma to Montgomery took place in 1965.
- Press coverage of events such as the lynching of Emmett Till in 1955 and the use of fire hoses and dogs against protesters in Birmingham increased public support for the movement.
The March on Washington (1963)
- In 1963, about 250,000 people participated in the March on Washington.
- After the march, President John F. Kennedy asked Congress to pass civil rights legislation.
Key laws and court rulings
- Kennedy's successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, overcame the opposition of southern politicians to pass three major laws.
- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in public accommodations, employment, and federally assisted programs.
- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed discriminatory voting laws and authorised federal oversight of election law in areas with a history of voter suppression.
- The Fair Housing Act of 1968 banned housing discrimination.
- The Supreme Court made further pro–civil rights rulings in Browder v. Gayle (1956), banning segregation in public transport, and Loving v. Virginia (1967), striking down laws against interracial marriage.
Malcolm X and Black Power
- In the mid-1960s, the Black power movement emerged.
- It was shaped in significant part by the ideas and example of Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party.
- It criticised leaders of the civil rights movement for their moderate, incremental tendencies.
Unrest and lasting inequality
- A wave of civil unrest in Black communities between 1964 and 1969 peaked in 1967 and after the assassination of King in 1968.
- This unrest weakened support for the movement from White moderates.
- The new civil rights laws ended most legal discrimination against African Americans, though informal racism remained.
- Despite affirmative action and other programs that expanded opportunities for Black and other minorities by the early 21st century, racial gaps in income, housing, education, and criminal justice persist.
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1.In which year did the US Supreme Court strike down state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools in Brown v. Board of Education?
Easy- A1954
- B1896
- C1964
- D1955
2.Who was the President of the United States who issued an executive order in 1948 abolishing discrimination in the armed forces?
Easy- AHarry S. Truman
- BJohn F. Kennedy
- CLyndon B. Johnson
- DDwight D. Eisenhower
3.Which of the following was established by the Supreme Court's 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Medium- AThe doctrine of 'separate but equal'
- BThe abolition of slavery
- CThe right to vote for African-American men
- DThe banning of interracial marriage
4.What was the main aim of the civil rights movement in the United States from 1954 to 1968?
Medium- ATo abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement
- BTo establish a separate Black state in the southern United States
- CTo end the Vietnam War
- DTo promote the Great Migration to northern cities
5.Which event in 1955–1956 was a mass nonviolent protest against segregation on public transport?
Medium- AThe Montgomery bus boycott
- BThe March on Washington
- CThe Birmingham campaign
- DThe Selma to Montgomery march
6.What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit?
Medium- ADiscrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in public accommodations, employment, and federally assisted programs
- BDiscrimination in voting laws only
- CHousing discrimination only
- DSegregation in public schools only
7.Which law outlawed discriminatory voting laws and authorized federal oversight of election law in areas with a history of voter suppression?
Medium- AThe Voting Rights Act of 1965
- BThe Civil Rights Act of 1964
- CThe Fair Housing Act of 1968
- DThe Civil Rights Act of 1968
8.Which organisation or movement emerged in the mid-1960s, shaped in significant part by the ideas and example of Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party?
Medium- AThe Black power movement
- BThe National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- CThe Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
- DThe Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
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