Civil Rights Vocabulary
The Expansive and significant set of rights that are designed to protect individuals from unfair treatment
What is Civil Rights
Joseph P. Mckenzie V. Orleans Parish.
What is 1940
The American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
The political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Alabama. It was a foundational event in the civil rights movement in the United States.
What is The Montgomery Bus Boycott.
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality.
What is Brown V. Board of Education.
the state of being equal
What is Equality
Executive Order 9981.
What is 1948
The American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom
Who is Rosa Parks
A group of nine African American students enrolled in A Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by a Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus.
Who is The little rock Nine
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal".
What is Plessy V. Ferguson.
The legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement
what is Rights
Baton Rouge Bus Boycott.
What is 1953
The American sociologist, socialist, historian and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.
Who is W.E.B Dubois.
A Little girl who was the first student to desegregate a school in New Orleans
Who is Ruby Bridges
A landmark civil rights decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
What is Citizens
New Orleans Desegregation Plan for public schools.
What is 1960
The African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the black community.
Who is Malcom X.
A public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist and Baptist minister, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In the speech, called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States.
What is I have a dream Speech.
A landmark decision of the US Supreme Court. Alabama sought to prevent the NAACP from conducting further business in the state.
What is NAACP V. Alabama.
Tending to be different or develop in different directions.
What is Divergent
the Civil Rights Act Of.
What is 1964
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson
It brought about legislation to end segregation, Black voter suppression and discriminatory employment and housing practices
What is the Civil Rights Movement.
A landmark case argued by Thurgood Marshall before the US Supreme Court. On December 11, 1961, the court unanimously ruled that Louisiana could not convict peaceful sit-in protesters who refused to leave dining establishments under the state's "disturbing the peace" laws.
What is Garner V. Louisiana.