The Black Ties
Part of the New Civil Rights Movement
Mission Statement
Goals of the Movement
Job Fairness
Equal access to Education
More involved in the Government
Maynard Jackson
He became the first African American mayor in 1973. Also with his actions he allowed small companies and minority firms to take 25% of all airport construction work and earned them $125 million in contracts.
"Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr.." 2014. The Biography.com website. Apr 11 2014http://www.biography.com/people/maynard-jackson-39692.
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson- " Leadership has a harder job to do than to choose sides. It must bring sides together."
Affirmative Action
An action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, esp. in relation to employment or education; positive discrimination.
-textbook page 813
Allan Bakke
Busing
Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Black Caucus
The Congressional Black Caucus is an organization representing the black members of the United States Congress. Membership is exclusive to African-Americans, and it represents the legislative concerns of African Americans. They also formulated their own stance on issues on health care, economic development , and crime.
- Textbook page 815
Question 1
On May 17th, 1954 what court decision took place? It was named the _________ vs. board of education
A. Charles
B. Brown
C. Bakke
D. Alabama
Question 2
What influenced the rise in New Civil Rights movements?
A. The death of JFK
B. The death of Fidel Castro
C. The death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
D. The death of a sales man