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Plessy v. Ferguson
This decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld the constitutionality of segregation in public facilities as long as they were "separate but equal". -
NAACP
It is a civil rights organization in the US that tries to get justice for African Americans. -
Race Riots
This was a major racial conflict committed by white Americans against black Americans. -
De Jure vs De Facto segregation
The difference between de facto segregation and de jure segregation became important for court-mandated purposes. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This was a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court ruled that laws establishing segregation in schools is unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till
He was a 14 year old African American who died in Mississippi because he was accused of offending a white woman. -
Rosa Parks
She was an American activist known for not giving up her bus seat. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This was a protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on buses in Montgomery. -
Little Rock School Integration
This was when a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. -
The Sit-ins
This is a form of direct action that involves people occupying an area for a protest. -
Freedom Rides
This was a civil rights act where people rode buses into the segregated southern U.S. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
He was an African American, Baptist minister, and activist who became the most popular civil rights leader. -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
This was a movement to bring attention to the efforts of African Americans in Birmingham and Alabama. -
March on Washington
This march's purpose was to advocate for the civil rights of African Americans. -
Malcolm X
He was an African American, Muslim minister, and human rights activist. -
24th amendment
It prohibited any poll tax in elections for federal officials. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This is a civil rights and labor law in the U.S. that outlaws discrimination of any kind. -
Selma to Montgomery marches
Three protest marches took place along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
This is a landmark of legislation in the U.S. that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. -
Black panther party
The party protected African Americans from police brutality. -
Thurgood Marshall
He was an American lawyer, on the Supreme Court of the United States. Marshall was the Court's first African-American justice.
