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de jure vs. de facto segregation
DE jure is segregation by law and DE facto is segregation by choice -
plessy vs. ferguson
it was a landmark constitutional law case of the supreme court. the verdict was a separate but equal law -
naacp
its a civil rights organization in the U.S and it helps colored people who are getting accused of things because of their race -
Rosa parks
was an activist in the civil rights movement and was arrested for not getting out of her seat for a white man her case got the African American community mad so they stooped using the buses -
Malcolm x
he was a African american Muslim minister and a human rights activist. one of his quotes: " you cant separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom -
Dr. Martin Luther king Jr
he was a baptist minister and an activist and a leader in the civil rights movement he is best known for his use of his non-violent protests -
brown vs. board of education
in this case the verdict was that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional -
Montgomery bus boycott
a seminal event in the civil rights movement, was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery -
Emmett Till
he was murdered at the age of 14 for talking to a white woman and the people who murdered him got away with it this shows that black people were treated for doing simple things like talking -
little rock school integration
9 African american students enrolled in a white school in Arkansas and when they first came the white students would do anything to keep them out. Eventually the army had to escort the 9 into the school so they couldn't get hurt. -
the sit ins
were non-violent protests that witch led to the Woolworth department store removing racial segregation -
freedom rides
civil right activist that rode interstate buses into the segregated southern united states -
march on Washington
was when African Americans marched on Washington for freedom and jobs -
march on Birmingham, Alabama
a movement organized by southern christian leadership conference to bring to the integration efforts African american there -
civil rights act of 1964
a law established that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin -
voting rights act of 1965
aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th amendment -
march from Selma to Montgomery
MLK led thousands of non violent demonstrators to the steps of the capitol in Alabama for voting rights -
Black panther party
the party's original purpose was to patrol African American neighborhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality -
race riots
they were violent public disorder that turned into civil disturbances -
thurgood marshall
he was a associate justice of the supreme court and he was the first African American justice of the court -
24th amendment
the right for american citizens to vote
