Post-War
This type of suburb, like the one created by William Levitt, symbolized post-war housing development.
Levitttowns
This discriminatory practice involved denying loans to people in certain neighborhoods, often based on race.
Redlining
This 1896 Supreme Court decision upheld “separate but equal.”
Plessy vs. Ferguson
This preacher became one of the most well-known leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King Jr
This African American rock & roll pioneer helped shape modern music.
Chuck Barry
This phrase described the ideal lifestyle pursued by many Americans in the 1950s.
The American Dream
This New Deal agency helped map cities and influenced redlining practices.
HOLC
This 1954 case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and ruled school segregation unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
This organization was founded in 1909 to fight for civil rights through legal action.
NAACP
He painted powerful images of Black life and the Civil Rights struggle.
Charles White
This federal law provided benefits like tuition and home loans to returning WWII veterans.
Gl Bill
This government organization insured mortgages, but often denied them to Black applicants.
FHA
This phrase was used to justify racial segregation until it was declared unconstitutional.
"separate but equal"
This leader believed in Black empowerment "by any means necessary."
Malcolm X
Known for his narrative paintings, this artist portrayed African American history and the Great Migration.
Jacob Lawrence
This term describes the move of white Americans from urban areas to suburbs in the 1950s and 60s.
White Flight
These kinds of laws enforced racial segregation in housing and public services.
De Jure Segregation
She was the young girl at the center of the Brown v. Board of Education case.
Linda Brown
This group of activists rode interstate buses to challenge segregation in the South.
Freedom Riders
This horrific practice symbolized racial terror and sparked activism.
Lyching
This group became a distinct social demographic with its own culture and consumer power in postwar America.
This term describes the unequal social outcomes caused by systemic housing discrimination.
Effects of Redlining
He was the lead NAACP lawyer on Brown v. Board and became the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall
This civil rights group, founded by MLK, organized nonviolent protests and marches.
SCLC
This measurable factor shows disparities in education access between racial groups in America.
Educational Attainment/Outcomes