Leaders
Known for leading non-violent protests and his "I have a Dream" speech
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK gave his "I Have a Dream" speech after this March
March on Washington
Jim Crow Laws were mainly in the
South
A social movement to abolish legalized racial segregation and discrimination.
Civil Rights Movement
The first Black child to integrate an all White elementary school in New Orleans.
Ruby Bridges
A teacher who led sit-ins with her students at segregated resturants.
Clara Luper
The march that children participated in during the movement.
Children's March of 1963
The separation of people based of the color of their skin
Segregation
The Supreme Court rules that schools must be integrated.
Brown V. Board of Education
A group of Black students that were the first to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock Nine
She refused to give up her seat on a bus, which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Rosa Parks
Led to the Voting Rights Act
Laws that allowed for Segregation
Jim Crow Laws
The Act that outlawed segregation in the U.S
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
To make a place open to people of all races and ethnic groups.
Integration
Led Freedom Rides into the segregated South.
John Lewis
Led to the Civil Rights Act
March on Washington
Poll Taxes and Literacy tests
Unfair voting rights
The Act that protected Black Americans voting rights
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The first woman elected in the Texas Legislator
Barbara Jordan
Known for his powerful voice and his belief in using any tactic necessary to fight for equality.
Malcolm X
The first attempt of the Selma to Montgomery Marches was called
Bloody Sunday
A system where a farmer allows a person to use their land in exchange for a portion of their crops.
Sharecropping
These two Acts allowed Barbara Jordan to have a successful career
Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act
The Black Panther Party advocated for equal access to ________________ and _____________________.
Healthcare and Education