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Separation of people because of race
Segregation
Rights and freedoms that make life free for everyone regardless of race, gender, or religion.
Civil Rights
These were laws in the U.S. (1870s-1965) that allowed racial segregation.
Jim Crow Laws
What woman refused to give up her bus seat to a white man that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks
Give three examples of segregation against African Americans.
Separate drinking fountains, bathrooms, entrances, and schools
Some restaurants, pools, and stores were white only
Some jobs were only for white people to apply
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The quality of being the same (equal) in measure
Equality
These were organized, peaceful protests in which large groups of people walked together through public streets or along highways.
Marches
In 1896, the court case of Plessy v. Ferguson stated that segregation was constitutional as long as it was "SEPARATE BUT _________."
EQUAL
This six year old girl was the first African American child to attend an all-white school.
Ruby Bridges
How did African Americans fight for equality? Give two examples.
Answers may vary:
Marches, protests, boycotts, speeches, and sit-ins
A group of people who differ from a larger group
Minority
Due to a lack of education, many African Americans made a living by farming a share of a plantation owner's land and giving them a percentage of the profit. What was this system of agriculture called?
Sharecropping
What did the Brown v. Board of Education case determine in 1954?
The segregation of American public schools was illegal.
This hate group used violence and fear against Black Americans. They wore white pointed hoods/robes.
Ku Klux Klan
When schools were segregated, how were the African Americans' schools different from the white schools? Give at least two examples.
Answers may vary:
No school buses
No food service/cafeteria
Many teachers were certified
Older books/furniture/equipment
Some didn't have separate grades
Unfair treatment of a group or person based on the basis of prejudice
Discrimination
The quality of being just or fair
Justice
What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Movement?
End segregation based on race and give equal rights
Who in 1963, gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. How did this work?
Black residents refused to ride the bus for 13 months! The Supreme Court then ruled segregation of buses unconstitutional!
*Fact: The transit company lost 30,000-40,000 fares every single day!
This expresses a reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor but more often to oppose
Protest
When a group of people agree to stop buying or using something as a way of protesting
Boycott
Why were poll taxes and literacy tests put into place?
To prevent African Americans from voting
What United States president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Lyndon Johnson
In Leon's Story, Leon says that his parents' generation was afraid to fight for equality and had accepted that life would always be different for them. Why?
Answers may vary
They didn't have an education.
They were afraid of losing their job.
They were afraid of the KKK.
Police didn't protect them in cases of violence and cruelty.