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Jim Crow Laws
After the Civil War, the southern states passed laws that segregated blacks and tried to keep them from exercising their rights. -
Black Codes
Black Codes were laws that were passed after the Civil War that tried to push Black Americans to work in labor and also restricted their freedom. -
13th amendment
Abolished slavery -
14th amendment
Established that anyone born in the United States is automatically a US citizen, and established due process. -
Sharecropping / Tenant farming
Freed slaves couldn't get jobs because of their lack of education. So they had to share plots of land with former masters to farm crops. -
15th amendment
Made it so that voting rights cannot be infringed or denied upon due to race. -
Lynching
Lynching was very prominent towards Black Americans. Black Americans would be prosecuted without a proper trial -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This US Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation laws under the doctrine of "separate but equal" -
19th amendment
Gave women the full right to vote -
Civil Disobedience
The refusal to comply with certain laws, policies, or taxes as a peaceful form of political protest. -
20th amendment
Established the president's and senators' terms, Congress has to meet once a year, and in the case that the president and vice president die, then congress will pick a new leader. -
Federal Housing Authority
It is an organization that aims to improve housing standards, improve home financing, and to stabilize the mortgage market. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was an activist for the Civil Rights Movement and really kickstarted the movement by refusing to give up her seat on a bus. -
Nonviolent Protest
During the Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. convinced Black Americans to peacefully practice civil disobedience. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Black Americans organized a movement to where they would boycott the bus system -
Cesar Chavez
He helped initiate the Delano grape strike on September 8, 1963 -
Desegregation
Desegregation refers to when Black Americans were finally able to share the same facilities as White Americans -
Orval Faubus
Went against the desegregation of Little Rock High School -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The bill was meant to show support for the civil rights movement and had paved the way for more civil rights bills in the future. -
Sit-ins
It was a series of non violent protests that took place in North Carolina, and was started to fight against segregation -
Affirmative action
Encouraged racial diversity by favoring members of a disadvantaged group within a culture. -
George Wallace
Declared in his 1963 Inaugural Address, "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever" -
Betty Friedan
She is best known for her book, The Feminine Mystique. Which explored the causes and frustrations of modern women in traditional roles -
Martin Luther King Jr.
He gave his "I Have A Dream" speech on Washington DC -
24th amendment
Allowed American citizens to vote for national positions without any infringement on their rights. Effectively getting rid of the poll tax. -
Lestor Maddox
Refused to serve Black Americans in his restaurant after Blacks were given rights. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A civil rights and US labor law that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin -
Head Start
A program that provides early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low income families. -
Veteran Rights Act of 1965
Benefits were increased for veterans and the military was desegregated. -
Upward Bound
Upward bound is a program that assists students from lower income families to pursue higher education. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall became the first African American Justice in the United State's history. -
Hector P. Garcia
He won a humanitarian award from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Corpus Christi chapter in 1969. -
26th amendment
Citizens who are eighteen have the right to vote and the right cannot be infringed upon by the United States nor the States. -
Title 9
Established so that no student can be excluded from participating in federal financial assistance
