Civil Rights
13th Amendment
Slavery made illegal
Civil Rights Activist known for his speech "I have a Dream"
Martin Luther King Jr
War between the United States and Russia
The Cold War
Speech given by Martin Luther King Jr at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial about Civil Rights in the United States
"I have a Dream"
14th Amendment
Equal protection under the law
Court case that stated separate but equal was constitutional.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Methodist minister known for finding C.O.R.E. (Congress of Racial Equality) and organizing freedom rides in 1961 designed to end segregation on interstate buses.
James Farmer
programs increased number of minorities in colleges and businesses, but some said this was a form of reverse discrimination.
Affirmative Action
Students in Arkansas that were detered from entering an all white high school.
Little Rock Nine
15th amendment
gave former male slaves suffrage
Separate but equal was not constitutional
Brown v. Board of Education
Major in the Army during WWII and medical doctor after the war, Founding the American GI Forum for veterans
Hector Garcia
This person was directly involved in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks
An event where four African American students held a "sit-in" at a "Whites only" lunch counter in North Carolina
Greensboro Four
Laws put in place in the South to deter people of color from voting, housing opportunities, and enhanced the idea of separate but equal
Jim Crow Laws
a Mexican-American man who was convicted of murder by an all-white jury in Jackson County, Texas. His lawyers argued that Mexican Americans were routinely excluded from juries in that county, even though they made up a large part of the population. This, they said, violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment
Hernandez v. Texas
Former teacher, turned navy sailor, and was the Vice President under JFK. This person was also President of the United States and a leader in the Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson
From Reconstruction until the 1950s, Texas was primarily dominated by what political party?
Democratic
Law prohibiting discrimation based on race, color, religion, or ethnic background in hotels, restaurants, and all places of employment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What is the NAACP
Court case involving Herman Sweatt, an African American, who wanted to attend UT Law School. Supreme court ruled separate school failed to qualify as "separate but equal"
Sweatt v. Painter
Teacher turned Civil Rights Activist. This person also fought for voting rights, equal pay for work, and desegregation. They also were the director of the NAACP Youth Council and grew the chapter in Houston
Lule Belle Madison White
Christian preacher and spiritual advisor to several presidents.
became an opponent of segregation and had even paid to get MLK out of jail.
Billy Graham
Law that ended poll taxes and led to an increase in the number of black voters
Civil Rights Act of 1965