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Ole Miss Riot
Fight between Southern segregationist civilians and federal and state forces as a result of the forced enrollment of black student James Meredith at the University of Mississippi (known affectionately as Ole Miss) at Oxford, Mississippi -
13th Amendment
Slavery is illegal and Congress has the right to enforce with appropriate legislation -
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Civil RIghts
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14th Ammendment
citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws
regarded former slaves
authored by Jacob M. Howard -
15th Ammendment
prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Supreme Court decision stating that segregation was legal based on the fact that they were free but seperate -
19th Ammendment
prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted the amendment and first introduced it in 1878 -
Committee of Civil Rights
The committee was instructed to investigate the status of civil rights in the country and propose measures to strengthen and protect them. After the committee submitted a report of its findings to President Truman, it disbanded in December 1947. -
Baseball
Jackie Robinson became the first black baseball player and rookie of the year in baseball -
Truman
Truman ordered executive orders 9980 and 9981 desegregating the federal work force and armed services after the Committee of Civil Rights presented their findings -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Segregated buses were boycotted to show support for desegregation -
Eisenhower
He issued the Eisenhower Doctrine where the U.S. became the protectors of unstable Middle East countries and helped create stable Western democracies -
SNCC
SNCC = Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
February 1st black college students refuse to leave after denied service = sparked civil rights sit-ins = start SNCC
Wanted more rights -
Mapp v. Ohio
Evidence gained while violating the 4th Ammendment was null -
Gideion v. Wainwright
Reviewed 1963
Took place 1961
Supreme Court case
Constitution= state provides criminals with serious offensives provide a defense attorney if they can’t pay for one -
Feminine Mysique
Book author = Betty Friedan
Sparked Feminism
1957 survey = women not happy housewives = creation Feminine Mystique -
March on Washington
MLK Jr. gathered hundreds thousands of people at Washington D.C. where he delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech -
Escobedo v. Illinois
Supreme Court Case
Defendant had the right to see a lawyer before questioning from police
Police denied Escobedo right to see lawyer -
24th Ammendment
Prohibits both Congress and the states conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payement of a poll tax or other tax. -
Civil Rights Act
President = Lyndon Johnson
No discrimination in public places
Employment discrimination = illegal
Provided integrated schools + public facilities -
Civil Rights Act
Voting rights act that prohibited not allowing anyone to vote based on discrimination -
Assassination
Malcom X was assassinated at a meeting for equality when he was shot 21 times by handguns and sawed-off shotguns -
Miranda v. Arizona
Supreme Court case which established Miranda Rights when being arrested -
NOW
Now = national organization for women
Founders = Betty Friedan (author Feminine Mystique), Pauli Murray ( 1st female African American Episcopal priest), Shirley Chisholm (1st black African American run for President)
Equal rights for men + women -
Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was shot by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee -
ERA
Equal Rights Advocates
Group promoting equal rights for women
