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9 black males were charged with raping 2 white femalestrial started just 2 days after being arrestedthey started accusing each other during trialthey were found guilty then sentenced to death
Students engaged in non-violent sit-ins to protest racial discrimination.
Who inspired Martin Luther King Jr's non-violent tactics
Southern States Responded to slave rebellions by passing even stricter
Slaves were most afraid of being sold away from
The legal status of slaves in the United States before the Civil War was:
what was passed as a result of bloody sunday and Lyndon Johnson's speech?
"There shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed forces without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin"
where did Brown v. The Board of education take place?
passed in order to prevent voter discrimination (15th amendment) - Nationwide prohibition of poll taxes and literacy tests to prevent discrimination
who did MLK model his approach after?
Said it was his job to listen to those being oppressed and give them justice → must pass bills to protect them
who were the attackers of the birmingham bombing?
NAACP president of Little Rock chapter and key leader and community organizer in Little Rock Nine desegregation in 1957.
one of nine Black students, attempted to enter Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Unlike the other eight, she had never received the message to stay away from the school, As she walked toward the school, a mob hurled racist slurs at her and threatened to lynch her, she said.
who wanted to stop the freedom rides due to violence and the uprising of riots and rebellion?
was born into a free, northern family in an integrated community. Was educated, and then attended college in Tennessee - first time experiencing Jim Crow laws in the deep south. He returned north to continue his education & now had strong equal rights goals for Black Americans. He became the first black man to earn a PhD and wrote a book about the experience of slaves.
was born into slavery, worked in a salt mine & as a domestic for a white family. Attended the Hampton Institute and began to work as a teacher. His schooling & life experiences led him into the belief that it was through economic independence and showing themselves off as productive members of society that would eventually lead Black people to equality.
was the name of the wealthy black man who obtained his freedom, purchased over 250 acres of land in Virginia, and owned at least one slave and white indentured servants.
__________________'s invention of the Cotton Gin made cotton production faster, more efficient, and profitable, therefore increasing the dependence of slavery in the south.