Bell Quiz: Use pages 717-Bell Quiz: Use pages 717-7237231. 1. Who assassinated Dr. King? Who assassinated Dr. King? 2. What happened in cities across 2. What happened in cities across

America after King’s assassination?America after King’s assassination?3. How many people were killed during 3. How many people were killed during

the Watts Riots? the Watts Riots? 4. List 2 goals of President Johnson’s 4. List 2 goals of President Johnson’s

“Great Society” program? (Page 689)“Great Society” program? (Page 689)5. What was the Supreme Courts ruling 5. What was the Supreme Courts ruling

in in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationBoard of Education? (Page 797)? (Page 797)

AnswersAnswers1. 1. James Earl RayJames Earl Ray2. African-Americans broke out into 2. African-Americans broke out into

riots in over 100 U.S. cities. riots in over 100 U.S. cities. 3. 343. 344. End poverty and racial injustice.4. End poverty and racial injustice.5. School districts may bus 5. School districts may bus

students to other schools to end students to other schools to end the pattern of all black or all the pattern of all black or all white educational institutions white educational institutions (segregation). (segregation).

De Facto vs. De Jure De Facto vs. De Jure segregationsegregationDe Facto Segregation: Segregation that De Facto Segregation: Segregation that

exists by practice and custom (North).exists by practice and custom (North).

De Jure Segregation: Segregation that De Jure Segregation: Segregation that exists by law (Jim Crow laws in South).exists by law (Jim Crow laws in South).

Dr. King’s Dr. King’s AssassinationAssassination

April 4, 1968: James April 4, 1968: James Earl Ray Earl Ray assassinated Dr. assassinated Dr. King as he stood on King as he stood on a hotel balcony in a hotel balcony in Memphis. Memphis.

Dr. King was in Dr. King was in Memphis to support Memphis to support the cities striking the cities striking garbage workers. garbage workers.

Kings death lead to Kings death lead to the worst urban the worst urban rioting in U.S. rioting in U.S. historyhistory. . Over 100 Over 100 cities erupted into cities erupted into riots.riots.

Watts Riots Watts Riots A large-scale riot A large-scale riot

which lasted six which lasted six days in the Watts days in the Watts neighborhood of neighborhood of Los Angeles.Los Angeles.

Occurred during a Occurred during a period of rioting period of rioting across the nation across the nation in response to Dr. in response to Dr. King’s murder.King’s murder.

34 people were 34 people were killed.killed.

Hundreds of Hundreds of millions of dollars millions of dollars worth of property worth of property was destroyed.was destroyed.

President Johnson’s Great President Johnson’s Great Society Society

A legislative program that A legislative program that Johnson envisioned would Johnson envisioned would end poverty, and racial end poverty, and racial injustice.injustice.

By 1969, Congress had By 1969, Congress had passed 206 of Johnson's passed 206 of Johnson's measures. measures.

The legislation created The legislation created programs to improve programs to improve Education, Healthcare, Education, Healthcare, Housing, Immigration, the Housing, Immigration, the environment, and consumer environment, and consumer protection. protection.

Most Great Society programs Most Great Society programs were unsuccessful due to lack were unsuccessful due to lack of proper funding. Millions of of proper funding. Millions of $ were being spent on the $ were being spent on the Vietnam War.Vietnam War.

Busing Busing

In 1971, the Supreme Court ruled in In 1971, the Supreme Court ruled in Swann v. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationCharlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education that that school districts may bus student to other schools to school districts may bus student to other schools to end the pattern of all black or all white educational end the pattern of all black or all white educational institutionsinstitutions. .

Affirmative Action Affirmative Action Affirmative action programs involve making Affirmative action programs involve making

special efforts to hire or enroll groups that special efforts to hire or enroll groups that have suffered discrimination. have suffered discrimination.

Many colleges and almost all companies Many colleges and almost all companies that do business with the federal that do business with the federal government adopted these programs.government adopted these programs.

In the late 1970s, some people began to In the late 1970s, some people began to criticize affirmative action programs as criticize affirmative action programs as “reverse discrimination”“reverse discrimination”

Argument was that affirmative action set Argument was that affirmative action set minority hiring or enrollment quotas and minority hiring or enrollment quotas and deprived whites of opportunities. deprived whites of opportunities.

Today the fate of affirmative action is still Today the fate of affirmative action is still being debated.being debated.