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Why did the civil rights get targeted segregation in interstate transportation?
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Civil rights activists targeted segregation in interstate transportation .?
Because travel between states was subject to federal regulation.
What civil rights activists used interstate buses to protest segregation at terminals?
The Freedom Riders.
What were Federal rights during the civil rights?
segregation
Why did civil rights activists target interstate transportation in the 1960s?
To get Federal involvement through the Interstate Commerce Commission, to get cases to the US Supreme Court if necessary. (because it was regulated by the federal government) <- novaNET answer. [novanetters unite!!]
What civil right did segregation take away?
Equal rights!
Civil rights activists targeted segregation in interstate transportation .?
Because travel between states was subject to federal regulation.
What civil rights activists used interstate buses to protest segregation at terminals?
The Freedom Riders.
What was the first organized movement by African Americans to fight segregation?
Freedom Rides were journeys by Civil Rights activists on interstate buses into the segregated southern United States to test the United States Supreme Court decisionBoynton v. Virginia, (1960) 364 U.S. that ended segregation for passengers engaged in interstate travel. Organized by CORE, the first Freedom Ride of the 1960s left Washington D.C. on May 4, 1961, and was scheduled to arrive in New Orleans on May 17.
Who were the Freedom Riders and what did they hope to achieve?
Freedom Riders were a group of northern and southern civil rights activists who sought to end racial segregation on interstate transportation, such as buses. They traveled in buses, blacks and whites together, throughout the South where they met resistance, ridicule and violence - at times, their buses were torched, they were attacked with clubs and generally harrassed.
What were Federal rights during the civil rights?
segregation
What has the author Blair Murphy Kelley written?
Blair Murphy Kelley has written: 'Right to ride' -- subject(s): Race relations, Boycotts, Civil rights, African Americans, Civil rights movements, Segregation in transportation, History
Why did civil rights activists target interstate transportation in the 1960s?
To get Federal involvement through the Interstate Commerce Commission, to get cases to the US Supreme Court if necessary. (because it was regulated by the federal government) <- novaNET answer. [novanetters unite!!]
Did President Eisenhower's biggest domestic initiative occur in the area of labor relations?
No, circumstances intervened and Civil Rights (Little Rock) may have overclouded even his contribution to the national transportation system (The Interstate Highway System.)
What was the law banning segregation?
Civil Rights Act of 1964.
What civil right did segregation take away?
Equal rights!
What are the cause and effect of segregation?
the cause of segragation is they did not have equal rights.
Is there a law against segregation?
yes the civil rights act
