History of Discrimination
Give me 2 examples as to why segregation was separate but not equal
Education, voting, seating, buses, employment, housing, etc.
Despite the ruling of Brown v. Board, many Southern states refused to comply which led to delayed school integration with the most notable event being the
Little Rock Nine
Introduced the _____________________, but it stalled in Congress before his assassination
Civil Rights Act of 1963
This law banned literacy tests and allowed federal oversight in states with histories of voter suppression
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibited state and federal courts from granting citizenship to Chinese resident aliens (reappealed in 1943)
Chinese Exclusion Act
Literacy Tests and Poll Taxes
Brown v. Board of Education was a case led by
Thurgood Marshall
After violent resistance to integration, including the ___________________, Kennedy spoke out more forcefully
Ole Miss Riot or Birmingham Protests
After the violent _______________ to ______________marches, Johnson pushed for the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Selma and Montgomery
co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) in 1962 and lead boycotts and strikes for farmworkers' rights
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta
established the "separate but equal" doctrine which allowed segregation to continue
Plessy v. Ferguson
This Supreme Court decision ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education
Sent federal marshals to protect ___________________ who were challenging segregation in interstate level
Freedom Riders
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned segregation in which specific places
The law banned segregation in public spaces and prohibited racial discrimination in employment, education, and voting
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI): founded in 1944 advocated for policy changes such as
treaty status and the preservation of cultures
Black Americans faced discrimination in
education, public spaces, jobs, and voting with poll taxes and literacy tests
The name of a woman who refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus, causing her to get arrested
Rosa Parks
Appointed African Americans to government positions such as ______________________ to the U.S. Court of Appeals
Thurgood Marshall
Faced backlash from Southern Democrats but prioritized civil rights as part of his "______________" vision
Great Society
What did the First Wave of Feminism advocate for?
Voting Rights
enforced racial segregation, especially in the South and restricted Black Americans from using the same things as whites
Jim Crow Laws
was sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Initially cautious on civil rights to avoid alienating _________________ but gradually took a stronger stance
Southern Democrats
After Kennedy's assassination, Johnson used his political skills to push the _____________________ through Congress
Civil Rights Act of 1964
gained momentum in the 1960's and focused on workplace equality, reproductive rights, and legal protection against discrimination
2nd Wave of Feminism