Civil rights movement

separation by unwritten custom/tradition or by social conditions such as poverty

African American's migrated north because of what laws

increased AA govt workers (CORE)

overturn Plessy v. Ferguson: sep. but equal

first AA supreme court justice

separation created by law

who founded the NAACP

the NAACP was ___ (mixing racees)

1911 formation: helped people move to major cities & get settled

1942 formation: bring change through peaceful demonstration

what day was Brown v. Brd. of Ed. overturned

this doctrine was overturned

browns first name

90 Southern Congress members opposing Brown decision

tow that resistance to 9 Af. Amer. stud. integration in Central High

governor wo called in the national guard to block them

_____sent fed. troops to protect students

establish Civil Rights Commission

who denied to give up her seat to a white person twice

Martin Luther King Jr.: addressed Montgomery calling for nonviolent protest

MLK jr started

the____ bus boycotts

popular form of protest where participants sit and refuse to move

1960 student organ. sought immediate change

SNCC speaker & innovator

1961 CORE & SNCC tested South’s response Sup. Crt. ruling against bus segregation

who forced Federal Transportation Commission to ban segregation on all interstate transportation.

_____ applied to all-white U. of Miss., rejected

when taken to court, governor ____ blocked the hallway

Rosa parks husbands name

Rev. Shuttlesworth and MLK Jr. joined to desegregate this city.

The riots and harsh abuse however was watched by the nation on

(Aug. 1963) 200,000 to support JFK's bill

MLKs most famous speech

field director of NAACP gunned down outside his home in Miss.

Johnson moved legislation along in this act

Allowed holding__ funding

the 64 act Banned discrim. on bases of sex, race, religion or nat’l origin in jobs/unions which created

1964 civil rights groups (MFDP) organized voter registration drive in Miss. (3 dead)

MLK & other leaders led a protest march against arrests of those who tried to vote: nat’lly televised

reduced barriers preventing Af. Amer. voting by incr. fed. control over voting registration.

what Amdt. banned poll tax

created to determine cause for riots

writer: damaging effects of segregation (The Fire Next Time)

viewed white society oppressive, called for black separation.

the man above was apart of the nation of

belief of sep. identify & racial unity of Af. Amer. Community.

Malcolm's opinion changed after his pilgrimage to

Black Power mvt.: led by ____ SNCC member tired of peaceful demonstrations.

“We Shall Overcome” became

created Black Panthers.: militant

created Black Panthers.: militant

fight with your fists not your

Power flows from the barrel of a

____ is beautiful

MLK Jr. assassinated in Tenn. by

resulted in ___ in streets

assassinated after Pres. Primary victory speech in Calif.

what year did Malcolm X get assassinated in

what form of segregation was ended

policies favoring a group (usually minorities) to counter the effects of a history of discrimination

poverty rates of AA (increased or decreased)

income and graduation of AA(increased or decreased)