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Major goal of the 1960's Civil Rights Movement
End segregation by race
LBJ's program that increased govt. commitment to the well being of people
Great Society
NAACP/SCLC/Black Power/Nation of Islam
Common goals/Different methods
Eisenhower sent in U.S. paratroopers to ensure these students could attend class at an all white Central High School.
Little Rock Nine
Founder of American GI Forum, Hispanic Civil rights, veteran WWII
Hector P. Garcia
This group said the 60's civil rights movement was too cooperative and nonviolent methods lacked effect
Black Power Movement
Great Society goal for civil rights
end discrimination
What are some non-violent methods minorities used to protest discrimination
boycotts, sit-ins, Freedom Rides, marches
The Governor who opposed the integration of Central High, Sent the Little Rock National Guard to keep them out.
Orval Faubus
This strategy was opposite of Martin Luther King Jr.'s belief
Violence
This early civil rights group fought for equality through the courts
NAACP
The Great Society declared war on this
poverty
60's Civil Rights leader who advocated black separatism
Malcolm X
rulings expanded the rights of individuals
Warren Court
Why some southern politicians supported segregation
For Votes
Warren Commission
committee that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy said Oswald acted alone
Guaranteed equal protection under law by ending segregation in public schools. Reversed Plessey v. Ferguson.
Brown v. Board of Education
Assured accused persons the right to be informed of their rights when arrested
Miranda v. Arizona
Provided help finding jobs and housing
The National Urban League
She was arrested for civil disobedience when she refused to give up her seat on a bus
Rosa Parks
The 1962 confrontation between US and the Soviet Union ended by Soviets removing weapons from a near by island nation
Cuban Missile Crisis
united people & voice for the civil rights cause
"I Have a Dream" and "Letter From a Birmingham Jail".
A nonviolent, public refusal to obey allegedly unjust laws.
Civil Disobedience
This is when M.L.K. Jr. emerged as a civil rights leader
Montgomery Bus Boycott
How the Selma March/Freedom Rides/ and Little Rock Nine were able to achieve their goals
The federal government sent protection to enforce court decisions