Supreme Court Cases
Seperate but equal (but it wasn't equal)
What is Plessy V Ferguson?
Ended slavery
What is the 13th amendment?
Assassinated in 1963 in Dallas
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Group that used intimidation and fear to prevent black people from voting
What is the KKK?
This form of protesting made the most headway during the time period
What is non-violent protesting?
She refused to give up her seat on the bus
Who is Rosa Parks?
Year of MLK Jr. assasination
What is 1968?
Decided that public schools must be desegregated
What is Brown v Board of Education?
Gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th?
Signed the Civil Rights Act of 64 and the Voting Rights Act of 65
Who is Lyndon B Johnson?
Set of laws that kept African Americans disadvantaged in the south
What are Jim Crow laws?
This act banned discrimination in public places and employment
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
He established the SCLC and led non-violent protests
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
Famous speech made by MLK Jr. during the march on Washington
What is "I have a dream"?
The amendment being violated and at the center of all Civil Rights Court Cases
What is the 14th Amendment? Or what is equal protection under the law?
Made former slaves citizens and entitled them to equal protection under the law
What is the 14th?
Desegregated the armed forces with executive order 9981
He used the Arkansas National Guard to block the Little Rock Nine
Who was Orval Faubus?
This Act eliminated literacy tests and allowed the federal government to register voters when state governments refuse to
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Advocated for violence against police brutality (group of people)
Who were the Black panthers?
She helped Chavez unionize farm workers
Who is Delores Heurta?
Ruled that Mexican Americans were a special class and also entitled to equal protection under the law
What is Hernandez V Texas?
Gave former slaves the right to vote
What is the 15th?
Put the Arkansas National Guard under federal control and sent 1,000 troops to assist the Little Rock 9 in desegregating Central High School
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
He physically blocked the entrance to the University of Alabama to prevent black students from entering
Who was George Wallace?
Passed in 1972, Congress banned gender discrimination in education programs and activities that were federally funded
What is Title IX?
Advocated for women's equality
Who is Betty Freidan?
NAACP lawyer that argued Supreme court cases like Sweatt V Painter and Brown V Board
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Ruled that a black man must be allowed to attend University of Texas law school
What is Sweatt v Painter?
What is the 24th?
Creator of the "Great Society" program that aimed to help Americans living in poverty (many were African Americans).
Who is Lyndon B Johnson?
Political party who sought to maintain the status quo during the Civil Rights Movement
Who were the democrats or southern democrats?
These programs made special efforts to hire or enroll groups that have suffered discrimination in the past
What is affirmative action?
He unionized migrant workers for the grape boycott
Who is Cesar Chavez?
Written by King while incarcerated as a response to white religious leaders who felt he was pushing too hard for change
What are "Letters from Birmingham Jail"?