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Plessy v. Ferguson
The "Separate but different" law did not violate the 14th amendment, that meant that all Americans were treated equally. -
Thurgood Marshall
He was a coucel of the NAACP, he used his job(judge) to make everybody equal including African American -
Nation Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP and its an organization that is trying to advance the justice for African American -
Rosa Parks
She was a civil activist that refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger at Montgomery, Alabama, -
Malcom X
He is known for fighting for the African American rights -
Dr.Martin Luther King jr./Ghandi/Thoreau/Randolph
All these guys were very influential and helped a lot a people -
Emmett Till
He was accused of whistling at a woman when he was 14 years old -
Brown v. Board of Education of topeka
Supreme Court establish a law that said racial segregation in public schools should be unconstutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
African American activist were trying to get the rights that the 14th and 15th amendment promised them. -
Little Rock School Integration
Group of nine African American students that were enrolled in the Little Rock High school -
The Sit-Ins
Protest in Greensboro led to the Woolworth department to remove the policy of racial segregation in the Southern states -
Freedom Rides
Civil Rights activists that took interstate buses to go to segregated Southern United states -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
It was a movement to bring attention towards the integration efforts of African Americans in Brimingham -
March of Washington
Purpose of the march was to work towards the rights of the African American population -
Civil Right Act of 1964
Outlawed the discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or nationlaity -
De jure vs. De Facto segregation
De facto existed because of segregation during voluntary activities and neighbors. De jure, segregation existed because of local laws that mandated the segregation. -
24th amendment
prohibition of any poll taxes in elections for federal elections -
March from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights
Right to go outside and protest -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices that many southern states were doing. -
Black Panther Party
Is an organization for Self Defense, founded by Bobby Seale -
Race Riots
Areas of cities with people from different backgrounds
