Civil rights act
This word means "fair treatment regardless of race, gender, or religion" and was the main goal of the Civil Rights Acts.
What is equality?
Before the internet and television, people mainly got their news from this printed source.
What is a newspaper?
This Supreme Court case ruled that state laws banning interracial marriage were unconstitutional.
What is Loving v. Virginia?
This 1954 Supreme Court case said that “separate but equal” schools were not really equal and had to end.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public places and banned discrimination based on these four things.
What are race, color, religion, and national origin?
During World War II, this type of poster was used to encourage citizens to support the war effort by working, saving, or rationing.
What is a propaganda poster?
In Bailey v. Patterson, the Supreme Court said that states could not make laws requiring segregation in these two places.
What are buses and bus stations?
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that private businesses like motels could not refuse service based on race.
What is Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States?
This U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
In the 1930s and 1940s, families often gathered around this form of media to listen to news, music, and President Roosevelt’s “Fireside Chats.”
What is the radio?
The Loving v. Virginia case helped protect this basic American right, which allows people of different races to marry.
What is the right to marry who you choose?
The Brown v. Board of Education case helped start this major change in schools across America.
What is school integration or desegregation?
EAlso known as the Fair Housing Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1968 made it illegal to do this when someone is buying or renting a home.
What is discriminate based on race, religion, or national origin?
During the Vietnam War, this powerful type of media showed the struggles of American soldiers, changing the opinions of American Citizens.
What is photography?
The Court said in Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S. that the government could enforce civil rights laws using this part of the Constitution.
What is the Commerce Clause?
The decision in Bailey v. Patterson helped support earlier rulings by saying segregation in public transportation was a violation of this amendment.
What is the 14th Amendment?