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APUSH Period 8: Chapter 27

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The notion that individuals require state protection from discrimination
Rights Liberalism
Another name for black segregation, common in all aspects of life in Southern states
Jim Crow
Most prominent black trade Union, called for 1941 March of Washington, led by A. Philip Randolph
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Written by Presidental Committee of Civil Rights, called for federal action to ensure equality for African Americans
"To Secure These Rights"
Formed by Southern White Democrats, led by Strom Thurgood, showed an internal stuggle in Democratic Party, trouble with civil rights
States' Rights Democratics Party
WWII veterans protest poor treatment of Mexican-American soldiers/veterans
American GI Forum
Thurgood Marshall argues that segregation was unconstitutional because it denied blacks equal protection mentioned in the 14th Amendment
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka
Boycotted after Rosa Parks gets arrested, endorsed by MLK, plan made by a local black women's organization
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Formed by MLK + Ralph Abernathy, based in Atlanta, joined battle for racial justice
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Organized by Ella Baker to facilitate student "sit-ins", drew black college students into significant numbers for the first time
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
250k people gather at the Lincoln Memorial, MLK gives "I Have a Dream Speech", blacks and whites march together
March on Washington
Outlawed discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, origin, or sex, guarantees equal access
Civil Rights Act of 1964
1964 Freedom Summer, banned from "whites only" Mississippi Democratic Party, tried to represent Mississippi at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
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Ranged from pride in a black community to total separatism
Black Nationalism
Militant organization that opposed the Vietnam War and declared affinity for 3rd World revolutionary movements, members undertook community-organizing projects
Black Panther Party
Sought self-determination for Puerto Ricans, wanted to improve neighborhood conditions
Young Lords Organization
Organization made by Chavez, a union of migrant works who wanted better rights. 1965 grape picker strike, led to a national boycott of grapes.
United Farm Workers
Embraced concept of "Red Power", staged escalating protests to draw attention to Indian concerns
American Indian Movement
Formed the most prominent black trade Union, called for the 1941 March on Washington
A. Philip Randolph
Among the first young activist to work for the CSO, later founded UFW and went on a hunger strike
Cesar Chavez
NAACP member, developed strategies to strike against segregation, used Ninth Circuit Court decisions to challenge racial inequality
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP member, refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white man, sparked a boycott
Rosa Parks
Led the Montgomery Bus Boycott, "I Have a Dream" speech, March on Washington, became national spokesperson for blacks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Black Muslim who preached a philosophy of militant separatism, wanted to strengthen Black community
Malcolm X
Led SNCC and CORE activitiesto call for black self-reliance, becoming known as "Black Power"
Stokely Carmichael
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