Vocab Shmocab
First African American on the Supreme Court?
AND
What else is he known for doing?
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1) Thurgood Marshall
2) He was the attorney helping Mr. Brown in the Brown v. Board of Education case
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The S.C. stated that you have the right to an attorney in a criminal case.
Gideon v. Wainright
1) A Civil Rights group that used militant tactics to promote civil rights was called....They also helped with neighborhood patrols, feeding low income children and providing access to medical services.
2) Which MAJOR CR Leader would most likely support this group? Why?
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1) Black Panters
2) Malcolm X- similar beliefs
What caused the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks being arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus.
"I'm Ready, I'm Ready, I'm Ready!!"
Spongebob
Segregation based on law.
De Jure Segregation
Which court case established "seperate but equal is permitted" AND which court case overturned that one?
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1) Plessy v. Ferguson
2) Brown v. Board of Education
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JFK was known for doing what during his presidency?
(Give me two examples)
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1) Peace Corps
2) Space Race
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First televised debate and showed Americans cared about how a potential president looked and sounded.
The Summer I Turned Pretty
This helps the elderly with medical costs associated with doctors and hospital visits.
Medicare
This law outlawed literacy tests in Federal elections.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
MLK Jr related questions:
1) What organization did he help form?
2) What protest technique did he use?
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1) SCLC
2) Non-violent
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1) This protest was about promoting more voting rights for African Americans. While protesting, AA were tear gassed and beaten by the local police on national T.V. This caused outrage.
2) This event led to the support and passing of what law?
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1) March on Selma
2) Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Identify THREE Civil Rights organizations.
NAACP
SCLC
CORE
Black Panthers
SNCC
1)This was a program to help young children prepare for elementary school.
2) This was a part of what presidential plan?
1) Head Start Program
2) The "Great Society"
Explain the TWO parts to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
1) Prohibits workplace discrimination based on race, color, gender or nationality origin.
2) Desegregation of public places
Why was MLK's " Letter From Birmingham Jail" significant?
It showed his beliefs in nonviolent protesting and christian beliefs was the reason for his actions and push for civil rights.
This established the idea of seperation of church and state.
Engle v. Vitale
“I’m A Witch; I Know Things.”
(Hint-It's from a sequel)
Hocus Pocus 2
Segregation based on culture, traditions and personal choice.
De Facto Segregation
This prohibits poll taxes in elections. (HINT: Think of the constitution)
24th Amendment
Young SNCC members and other civil rights supports who rode buses to the segregated south to protest segregated interstate travel.
Freedom Riders
How were the cities of Tallahassee and Birmingham similar during the 1950's?
They both suffered from a bus boycott due to discriminatory laws. Those laws were later overturned.
Identify ONE pro and ONE con of Affirmative Action.
Pro- Helps minorities, diversity
Con- Someone more qualified may be looked over due to needing to meet quota requirements
This law helped train low income young adults train for better jobs.
What was the goal of this law?
1) Economic Opportunity Act
2) Lower poverty/ Break the poverty cycle
The Civil Rights Acts helped end what laws in the south? How?
Jim Crow Laws
- desegregating places
- outlawing employer discrimination
WEB Dubois helped create this early organization that helped push for equal rights for African Americans and other minorities.
NAACP
What did President Truman do to help African Americans gain equality?
Desegregated the military
"One of Us Needs to Go Undercover"
Let's Be Cops