Civil Rights Leaders
This Civil Rights leader famously said, "I have a dream."
Martin Luther King Jr.
The governor of Alabama, who was well-known for his unwavering support of segregation, blocked two African American students from enrolling at the University of Alabama by blocking the entrance.
George Wallace
Amendment that permanently outlawed slavery as a practice in all of the states and territories of the United States.
13th Amendment
This organization, under the direction of Dr. King, employed peaceful resistance to combat racial inequity and segregation.
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference
A specific social group that is underrepresented in society as a whole and is therefore vulnerable to prejudice from more powerful groups.
Minorities/Minority Group
This activist was known for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Rosa Parks
The goal of this group was to prevent racial minorities from participating in the political process. Used violence, terrorism, and intimidation.
KKK (Ku Klux Klan)
Amendment that gave citizenship to all Americans who were born or obtained naturalization in the country. Former enslaved people were among the people in this group.
14th Amendment
Organization that promoted using force to further equality goals in order to defend their homes and families, members armed themselves and were prepared to use any necessary methods.
Black Panthers
Non-violent protest. Was first introduced in the U.S. by Henry David Thoreau. Also used by Gandhi in India to protest the unjust caste system.
Civil Disobedience
They served as the legal representative in the Sweatt and Brown court cases and were an advocate for desegregation. The first African American justice on the Supreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall
A governor of Arkansas contested the federal government's right to desegregate schools. Attempted to keep the "Little Rock 9" from going to school.
Orval Faubus
Amendment that established a person's race, color, or history of slavery could not be used as grounds for denial of their right to vote.
15th Amendment
This group had leaders who enforced the use of nonviolence among those engaging in sit-ins and other protest activities.
SNCC
A plan to guarantee equal hiring procedures for women and minorities. Repeatedly contested before the Supreme Court.
Affirmative Action
This African American Muslim minister and human rights activist was a prominent figure during the Civil Rights Movement. He influenced the founding of the Black Panthers.
Malcolm X
They started a movement to stop the Equal Rights Amendment from being passed. They Succeeded. Known to say "Not all women wanted liberation".
Phyllis Schlafly
The court decision that legalized segregation and popularized the expression "separate but equal"
Plessy v. Ferguson
Founded by W.E.B. DuBois, they were well-known for operating within existing laws and within the legal system to improve the lives of African Americans.
NAACP
Poll Tax
Civil rights activist who collaborated with Dr. King to advance civil rights through nonviolent protest and political action.
John Lewis
Group of southern legislators that supported maintaining segregation and the status quo. Repeatedly prevented the passage of civil rights laws.
The court case that helped minorities by establishing a standard for Brown v. Board of Education.
Sweatt V. Painter
Militant movement based on the idea that African Americans deserve to run their own neighborhoods and be freed from white dominance.
Black Power Movement
This form of civil disobedience is where protesters will go to a segregated lunch counter and simply sit until they are served.
Sit-Ins