Bell Quiz: Use pages Who assassinated Dr. King? 2. What happened in cities across America after King’s assassination? 3. How many people were killed during the Watts Riots? 4. List 2 goals of President Johnson’s “Great Society” program? (Page 689) 5. What was the Supreme Courts ruling in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education? (Page 797)

Answers 1. James Earl Ray 2. African-Americans broke out into riots in over 100 U.S. cities End poverty and racial injustice. 5. School districts may bus students to other schools to end the pattern of all black or all white educational institutions (segregation).

De Facto vs. De Jure segregation De Facto Segregation: Segregation that exists by practice and custom (North). De Jure Segregation: Segregation that exists by law (Jim Crow laws in South).

Dr. King’s Assassination April 4, 1968: James Earl Ray assassinated Dr. King as he stood on a hotel balcony in Memphis. April 4, 1968: James Earl Ray assassinated Dr. King as he stood on a hotel balcony in Memphis. Dr. King was in Memphis to support the cities striking garbage workers. Dr. King was in Memphis to support the cities striking garbage workers. Kings death lead to the worst urban rioting in U.S. history. Over 100 cities erupted into riots. Kings death lead to the worst urban rioting in U.S. history. Over 100 cities erupted into riots.

Watts Riots A large-scale riot which lasted six days in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. A large-scale riot which lasted six days in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Occurred during a period of rioting across the nation in response to Dr. King’s murder. Occurred during a period of rioting across the nation in response to Dr. King’s murder. 34 people were killed. 34 people were killed. Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of property was destroyed. Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of property was destroyed.

President Johnson’s Great Society A legislative program that Johnson envisioned would end poverty, and racial injustice. A legislative program that Johnson envisioned would end poverty, and racial injustice. By 1969, Congress had passed 206 of Johnson's measures. By 1969, Congress had passed 206 of Johnson's measures. The legislation created programs to improve Education, Healthcare, Housing, Immigration, the environment, and consumer protection. The legislation created programs to improve Education, Healthcare, Housing, Immigration, the environment, and consumer protection. Most Great Society programs were unsuccessful due to lack of proper funding. Millions of $ were being spent on the Vietnam War. Most Great Society programs were unsuccessful due to lack of proper funding. Millions of $ were being spent on the Vietnam War.

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

Affirmative Action Affirmative action programs involve making special efforts to hire or enroll groups that have suffered discrimination. Affirmative action programs involve making special efforts to hire or enroll groups that have suffered discrimination. Many colleges and almost all companies that do business with the federal government adopted these programs. Many colleges and almost all companies that do business with the federal government adopted these programs. In the late 1970s, some people began to criticize affirmative action programs as “reverse discrimination” In the late 1970s, some people began to criticize affirmative action programs as “reverse discrimination” Argument was that affirmative action set minority hiring or enrollment quotas and deprived whites of opportunities. Argument was that affirmative action set minority hiring or enrollment quotas and deprived whites of opportunities. Today the fate of affirmative action is still being debated. Today the fate of affirmative action is still being debated.