Civil Rights Vocab
Prejudice or discrimination against a person because of his or her race
Racism
Minister whose vision and nonviolent methods helped the civil rights movement transform American society; he was assassinated by a sniper in Memphis Tennessee
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education ended racial segregation in
Public Schools
This movement brought large numbers of idealistic and energized college students into the civil rights struggle
The Sit-In Movement
Theft during a time of unrest, such as a riot or disaster
Looting
A doctrine established by the 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson that permitted laws segregating African Americans as long as equal facilities were provided
"Separate but Equal"
Arrested for refusing to give up a seat on a bus to a white man
Rosa Parks
The bus boycott in Montgomery lasted for
About a Year
Team of African Americans and white volunteers known as __________________ boarded several southbound interstate buses toward Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama, only to be met by angry mobs who slit tires and threw rocks at the windows
Freedom Riders
Enforcement
The mobilization of the political and economic power of African Americans, especially to compel respect for their rights and to improve their condition
Black Power
Became a symbol of the black power movement; was assassinated by members of the Nation of Islam
Malcolm X
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court, ruling that U.S. State laws establishing racial segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of this amendment
The 14th Amendment
To file personal information in order to become eligible for an official event
Register
Race riots across America took place between 1964-1967; name 2 cities where these riots took place
DAILY DOUBLE
Los Angeles, Detroit, Harlem, Newark
An attempt to kill a bill by having a group of senators take turns speaking continuously so that a vote cannot take place
Filibuster
Student who was denied admission to her neighborhood school
Linda Brown
In September 1957, the school board in ________________, Arkansas, was under a federal court order requiring that nine African American students be admitted to Central High
DAILY DOUBLE
Little Rock
In January 1965, the SCLC and Dr. King selected this town in Alabama as the focal point for their campaign for voting rights
Selma
The Kerner Commission blamed the problems of inner cities on
Racism
A motion that ends debate and calls for an immediate vote
Cloture
Leader of SNCC who believed that blacks should control the direction of their struggle
Stokely Carmichael
Segregation by custom and tradition
De Facto Segregation
Dr. King delivered a powerful speech outlining his dream of freedom and equality for all Americans at the _____________________ in Washington D.C., on August 28, 1963.
Lincoln Memorial
This group called for an end to racial oppression and for control of major institutions in the African American community
Black Panthers