5/12/08 Ch. 29 HW

29.f (section 2) The Triumphs of a Crusade

freedom riders travel through south:
1) What was the goal of the freedom riders?
To provoke a violent reaction that would convince the Kennedy Administration to enforce the law.
2) What was the Kennedy Administration's response?
President Kennedy arranged to give the freedom riders direct support.

March on Washington:
3) What was the goal of the march on Washington?
To persuade congress to pass the civil rights bill.
4) Who attended the march?
Labor leader A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin of the SCLC.

Freedom summer:
5)What was the goal of the Freedom Summer Project?
Influence congress to pass a voting rights act.
6)Who volunteered for the project?
They recruited college students.

March from Selma to Montgomery:
7) What role did the violence shown on television play in this march?
The footage horrified the nation as a whole.
8)What did the march encourage president Johnson to do?
President Johnson presented congress with a voting rights act and asked for its swift passage.

Voting Rights Act is passed:
9)What did the voting rights act outlaw?
It eliminated literacy tests that had disqualified many voters.
Federal examiners could enroll voters who had been denied suffrage by local officials.
10) What did the law accomplish?:
It marked a major Civil Rights victory, some felt it didn't go far enough.
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29.g 9 (Section 2) Triumph of a Crusade

Freedom Riders: rode buses through the south to challenge segregation.

March on Birmingham: Continuous protests, economic boycott, and negative media coverage finally convinced Birmingham officials to end segregation.

Civil Rights Act of 1964: Prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin and gender. Gave all citizens rights to enter libraries, parks, washrooms, restaurants and other public areas.

24th Amendment: Gave all citizens equal voting rights.

March on Selma: Violence scared President Johnson and congress to give these people voting rights.

Voting Rights Act of 1965: Eliminated voter literacy tests. Enabled Federal exames to register voters.