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13th amendment
This amendment states that slavery or involuntary action shall not occur unless to serve a sentence which then must have been convicted of the accused act. -
Black codes
These were similar to jim crow laws as the both restrict rights from black people if not followed they were punished as if they had broken a just law. For example, they were required to work and if they didn't they were charged with vagrancy. -
14th amendment
All people born here are considered citizens of united states and will be tried as such. Each U.S state will have representatives of their state. -
Sharecropping
This was a way of agriculture in which you basically are allowed to plant crops on the land and the owner of the land gets a share of the crops. This was a very effective way of farming and created a variety of crops. -
15th amendment
No legal U.S citizen shall be deprived of the right to vote -
Lynching
This was a form of murder because groups who felt someone had broken a law or just acted in a way they weren't suppose to they would find them and hang them sometimes even worse. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
This trial was based on the doctrine "separate but equal" which stated that black and white are segregated but still have equal rights. Plessy bought and boarded a "whites only" train car and when asked to move to the "blacks only" train car refused thus "warranting" the arrest. The trial due to the ability of the state to control railways within the state was upheld both in state court and supreme court. -
19th amendment
Both men and women are allowed the right to vote -
20th amendment
Decides who shall take the presidents position if he were to die when terms begin and end -
Federal Housing authority
sets standard for the way houses are built and qualification for loans -
Civil disobedience
Is the act of refusing to follow a set laws you may feel are unjust or focused on a certain people. Many people were civil disobedience during the civil rights movement to gain equality in this segregated country. -
Nonviolent protest
This is a technique used by people protesting companies, government officials, or unjust laws which by law is our right. Many people exercised this right by attending sit ins, protests, and marches. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood marshall was the first african american to become a supreme court justice and even served during the Brown V Education trial. He was eventually appointed to the United States appeals court in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This event was an example of many people standing up against the laws created to help gain ground in the equal rights movement. Many of the people who would usually ride the bus to work would walk to protest the bus which eventually was successful. -
Desegregation
Desegregation is the bringing together of white and colored people which started in schools and slowly occurred throughout the country. This was big for the civil rights movement although it wasn't the final piece because they were still treated unfairly. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa was one of the many people who stood up for themselves by protesting the laws created to suppress colored people. She played a major role in Montgomery Bus Boycott and was arrested for her actions and refusing to give up her seat. She was know by many as the "mother of the freedom movement". -
Orville faubus
He was against the desegregation of blacks in the schools even after the ruling of Brown V Board. He ordered the Arkansas national guard to make sure that the schools remained segregated. -
Civil rights act of 1957
Banned tests and other things to allow every U.S citizen to vote -
Sit-ins
A sit-ins purpose was to take up space a restaurant without actually buying anything to protest the establishment because they will not serve people of color. Many people would do this because they believed it was unfair that their money wasn't worth as much as what the white mans money was. -
Affirmative action
Favors people who have experienced discrimination and unequal pay -
Cesar Chavez
He became a powerful rights activist for the hispanic community and people of the american labor movement promoted him strongly. He had an aggressive unionist approach to civil rights but used nonviolent tactics which hurt some support and the control and effect he was able to create on the movement. -
George wallace
Wallace (a clear cut segregation supporter) was very serious about his belief of segregation stood in front of the University of Alabama to try and stop the enrollment of black students. He eventually renounced his views as a segregationist but remains a social conservative. -
Betty Friedan
Women rights activist. Wrote book that people claim sparking second wave of american feminism -
Martin Luther King Jr.
This date represents when MLK gave his "I Have a Dream speech" which motivated many to join the movement for equal rights between white and black. This speech was given at the March on Washington and was a defining moment in the civil rights movement. -
Head start
Program that helps kids start their education and work on nutrition earlier -
Hector P. Garcia
He was a Mexican american surgeon who served in World War II and also advocates for civil rights. He was the founder of American G.I. forum and received many awards for all his work to help gain rights people like him and other colored people as well. -
Civil Rights act of 1964
Outlaws discrimination by race,color,religion or sex -
Upward bound
Fed funded education program -
24th amendment
Banned fees on voting -
Jim Crow laws
They were laws that supported racial segregation created by white democrats and were enforced in the south.The Jim crow laws had basically covered everything that was segregated people, restrooms,restaurants,schools,etc. -
Veterans rights acts of 1965
Protects veterans from discrimination when getting jobs -
Lester Maddox
This was another governor who did not support the collaboration of colored people and whites. In fact, He wouldn't serve a black customer because he disagreed with the civil rights movement and believes that what they are fighting for is wrongful. -
Title IX
Prevents sex discrimination for anything under any education program or anything getting financial advantage from federal government
