Suburbs & Economy
What were the mass-produced suburban towns called?
Levittown
1954 Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
famous civil rights leader who preached nonviolence and delivered "I Have a Dream.
genre of music, led by Chuck Berry, was popular among teenagers in Post-War America.
Rock and Roll
This government program helped WWII vets buy homes and attend college
GI Bill
1896 Supreme Court case that established "Separate but Equal."
Plessy vs. Ferguson
civil rights leader who advocated for Black empowerment and sometimes used more aggressive tactics.
Malcolm X
Migration of White families to suburbs to avoid integration in cities was called what?
White Flight
"ideal" life many Americans dreamed of after the war,
The American Dream
phrase justified segregation but was proven unequal by Brown v. Board
"Separate, But Equal"
This organization fought for Black rights through the legal system.
NAACP
This artist is famous for paintings showing African American life and struggles.
Jacob Lawrence
practice by banks denied loans to minority neighborhoods
Redlining
Legal segregation by law, especially in the South, is called what?
De Jure Segregation
Name of activists who rode buses into segregated southern states to challenge segregation laws.
Freedom Riders
The social gatherings where students challenged segregation by refusing to leave lunch counters were called?
Sit-ins
government agency insured home loans and promoted suburban growth but often excluded minorities.
FHA
name of lawyer that argued many civil rights cases and later became the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall
the group led by MLK that coordinated nonviolent protests and civil rights campaigns
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
name of the practice of killing Black people without legal trial, common in early 20th century America.
Lynching