March on Washington and Birmingham

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Euan C

Cards (25)

  • When was the March on Washington?
    1963
  • How many peaceful protestors were at Washington?
    250,000
  • Who met during the March on Washington?
    Kennedy and King met
  • What did Kennedy try to convince Congress to do as a result of his meeting?
    Pass his Civil Rights Law
  • What did the JFK assassination in 1964 mean?
    Johnson was able to use this to pass through his Civil Rights Law
  • When were the Birmingham protests?
    1963
  • Why was Birmingham chosen?
    They were recent attacks on black Americans such as a an who was castrated and beaten
  • What was banned in Birmingham/Alabama?
    Black music (Jazz etc.) and books showing white and black rabbits playing together
  • Who did they antagonise?
    Eugene Conner
  • What did Eugene Conner advocate for?
    The use of violence against protestors such as police dogs and fire hoses
  • What did King write after being arrested?
    'A letter from Birmingham jail'
  • What obtained King's release?
    Coretta's phone call to JFK
  • What was negotiated?
    A peaceful end between the SCLC and local businesses which contained limited concessions
  • What agreement was made?
    An agreement to improve black opportunities in Birmingham
  • How was the agreement disrupted?
    The Klan attempted to sabotage it
  • What occurred as a result of Klan intervention?
    The bombing of King's brother's house and King's hotel room
  • What also developed after the attempts to sabotage?
    Black riots, where a police officer was stabbed
  • What was used at Birmingham?
    The incidents were filmed and shown across the country
  • What did Birmingham inspire?
    Protests throughout the South, demonstrating the worst of segregation
  • What did Kennedy later admit?
    Birmingham was what persuaded the pushing of the bill which later became the 1964 CRA
  • When was there Federal involvement?
    June 6th 1963
  • What did Kennedy do?
    He made a national broadcast on TV asking Congress to fulfil certain requests
  • What were some of the requests Kennedy made
    To pass legislation to bring greater race equality
    End legal segregation
    Provide greater protection for Black Americans to vote
  • What happened to Kennedy's Civil Rights bill?
    It got stuck in Congress
  • What happened to Kennedy's wish for greater protection for the vote of black Americans?
    It was destroyed by opposition in November 1963