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Thoreau
Thoreau was an American philosopher. He believed in peace and nature. He was sent to jail after refusing to pay poll taxes. He refused as a protest. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
"Separate but equal" Plessy V. Ferguson was a court case on segregation and making things separate but equal. -
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Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was an American Lawyer, serving as Association Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
A civil rights organization to ensure political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights to all people and to eliminate race-based discrimination. -
Race Riots
Racial Riots were riots that broke out due to segregation and discrimination. -
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Randolph
Asa Philip Randolph was a Civil Rights leader. In 1925 he organized the Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters, which was the first African American labor union. -
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Gandhi
Gandhi was an Indian activist, just like MLK. He led India's independence movement using his speaking ability and non-violent protests. -
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Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka
This was a case where the court decided to join black and white schools, and end school segregation. -
De Jure vs. De Facto Segregation
This was racial segregation that happened more by fact than legal requirement. -
MLK
MLK was an activist who made many changes during the Civil Rights time. He gave the famous "I had a dream" speech, and lead many protests, campaigns, and movements. MLK was assassinated in 1968. -
Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a young boy that was lynched, after being accused of whistling at a white woman in a grocery store. -
Rosa Park
Rosa Parks was a black woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger, it then started the Montgomery Bus Boycott. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest against racial segregation on public transportation, it is when African Americans walked to work everyday, and refused to take the bus. -
Little Rock School Integration
The Little Rock School Integration was when 9 students were being prevented from integrating the high school. -
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The Sit-Ins
A sit-in was when an area would be taken over by protesters trying to promote something. -
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Freedom Rides
Freedom Riders were civil rights campaigners who rode buses into the segregated south, in order to change racial segregation. -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
The march on Birmingham was a movement led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to bring attention to desegregation. -
March on Washington
This is where MLK gave his "I had a dream" speech. They were marching for jobs and freedom. This was a very effective march. -
24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment took of the taxes for voting, so anyone could vote, rich or poor. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended public segregation in public places, and banned employment discrimination. It is one of the best achievements of the Civil Rights Movement. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a human rights activist. Malcolm had once spent 6 years in jail for stealing. He was the leader of the Lost-Found Nation of Islam -
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March from Selma to Montgomery for Voting Rights
This is when MLK lead over 600 people on a march from Selma to Montgomery as a protest against segregation and racial discrimination. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This was a law signed prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. -
Black Panther Party
A political party for a self defense, made for African Americans.
