Vocabulary
When black people and white people are separated by law.
Segregation
A Young black girl who was the first student to desegregate a school in Louisiana
Ruby Bridges
A preacher from Montgomery Alabama.
"I have a dream..."
Martin Luther King Jr.
The Term used to explain / describe segregation:
"Separate but ______________"
Equal
Changes / edits made to the constitution.
Amendments
When people take action or speak out against something that is seen as unfair.
Protest
President who signed the Emancipation Proclamation and outlawed slavery in the United States
Abraham Lincoln
Refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger
Rosa Parks
The Supreme Court case that ended segregation in public schools.
Brown v. Board of Education
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
Hint: "Bill of ________"
Bill of Rights
When people refuse to buy goods or services from an organization or person.
Boycott
Famous Baseball player, played for the KC Monarchs and the Dodgers.
Jackie Robinson
A cook who fed and helped fund the Montgomery Bus Boycott
"Pies from Nowhere"
Georgia Gilmore
Tests given in order to vote, they made purposefully difficult to keep black voters from voting.
Literacy Tests
The legislative branch is made up of two parts. These parts are...
The House and the Senate
A person who works to bring about change on a social issue.
Activist
Helped fight for voting rights for Black Americans in the South
Fannie Lou Hamer
The first African American activist to propose a march on Washington in the 40s
A Phillip Randolph
When people had to pay in order to vote, was outlawed by the 24th amendment.
Poll Tax
The highest court of the United States, also known as the Judicial Branch
The opposite of segregation
Integration
Civil rights activist who also pushed for gay rights in the United States
Bayard Rustin
(Talked about in the BLM and March on Washington video)
Wasn't supposed to be at the march on Washington, was an advocate for violent protest.
Malcom X
The names of the laws that allowed for segregation to continue in the United states.
Jim Crow Segregation / laws
What are people who represent a state and its people in the senate called? Bonus: What are the names of these Missouri Representatives
Senator,
Boy Blunt and Josh Hawley