Presidential Actions
This President committed himself to passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as a way to honor the legacy of John F. Kennedy after his assassination.
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
He was the first Black student to graduate from Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
Ernest Green
In U.S. terms, this is defined as a category of people who share inherited physical characteristics and are seen by others as a distinct group.
Race
This organization, formed by James Farmer in 1942, was the primary group behind the Freedom Rides.
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)
This 1963 event in Birmingham, Alabama, resulted in the deaths of four young girls attending Sunday school.
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
This President was forced to send 5,000 federal troops to the University of Mississippi to stop riots and protect James Meredith.
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
This World War II veteran and NAACP field secretary helped James Meredith get into "Ole Miss" before being assassinated in 1963.
Medgar Evers
This term refers to a set of cultural characteristics—like religion, language, and customs—that distinguish one group from another
Ethnicity
This term was coined by Stokely Carmichael as a call for Black people to define their own goals and lead their own organizations.
Black Power
This 1965 riot in a Los Angeles community was triggered by the perceived harassment of a motorist and caused $40 million in damage.
Watts Riot
In response to Governor Orval Faubus using the National Guard to block students, this President sent the 101st Airborne to integrate a high school in Arkansas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Motivated by JFK’s inaugural address, he became the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi.
James Meredith
This historical racial group was identified in the notes as being characterized by fair skin and straight or wavy hair.
Caucasoid
This voting rights activist is famous for saying, "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!"
Fannie Lou Hamer
He was the white supremacist who escaped from prison and was convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis.
James Earl Ray
This President signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and famously used the movement's slogan, "We shall overcome," in a televised address.
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
This 14-year-old from Chicago was murdered in Mississippi for whistling at a white woman, an event that "empowered and outraged" Black communities.
Emmett Till
This is a prediction that results in behavior that makes the original prediction actually come true
Self-fulfilling prophecy
This 1915 film promoted the KKK and is noted for being strongest during the 1920s.
Birth of a Nation
This member of the White Citizens' Council was tried twice in 1964 for the murder of Medgar Evers but wasn't convicted until 1994
Byron De La Beckwith
On September 16, 1963, this President released a statement of "outrage and grief" following the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
Who is John F. Kennedy (JFK)
This person was the Governor of Mississippi who declared "We will never surrender!" while trying to block the integration of his state's university
Ross Barnett
This policy allows each group within a society to keep its unique cultural identity rather than blending in
Cultural Pluralism
Known as the "Godmother of SNCC," she persuaded the organization to form wings for both direct action and voter registration
Ella Baker Brown
On June 5, 1968, this Senator and presidential candidate—the last major figure remaining in the African-American Civil Rights movement—was shot and killed at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
Robert F. Kennedy (RFK)