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congress of racial equality
Civil rights- the rights of citizens to political and social equality and freedom
made themselves heard and got economic justice
they made a lot of peaceful protests -
dodgers hire jackie robinson
color line is a barrier that separates whites from non whites
Jackie robinson and the dodgers break the color line
robinson took the field in 1947 -
Executive order 9981
segregation- separation of people by there race and belief
president truman signs the order
executive order 9981 ends armed forces segregation -
brown vs board of education
thurgood marshall- associate justice of the supreme court
school segregation is put to an end
brown brought activists together -
montgomery bus boycott
boycott and rosa parks- she sparked the movement because she wouldnt move out of her seat and she was arrested
african americans didnt ride the bus for a year
they had their own taxi companies and car pools -
integration of central high school
little rock nine- african americans go to a white school
broke the color barrier in schools with the 9 african americans in white schools
they were cursed by racist whites outside of the school -
first lunch counter sit
Jim crow laws & sit ins- law the enforced racial segregation
showed how african americans were treated
it influenced other peaceful protests -
advocates for black nationalism
malcolm X & nation of islam- african american leader of the 20th century
they tried to get segregation
they were separated from european society -
birmingham campaign: letter from birmingham jail
SCLC- african americans civil rights organization
big march against racism
MLK was arrested during this time -
march on washington
NAACP- an organization that was established in 1909 to protest against prejudice
more than 200,000 americans gathered in DC in protest
MLK spoke at the march -
freedom rides
Civil disobedience & SNCC- the refusal to comply with certain laws
ended segregation and declared independence of buses and railroads
buses were set on fire -
civil rights act of 1964
plessy vs ferguson- supreme court case that was favoring segregation
the US outlaws segregation
blacks got equal rights -
voting rights act
disenfranchise- deprive someone of the right to vote
blacks got the right to vote
there were many protests on blacks not having the right to vote -
watts riot
Kerner Commission & ghettos- civil disorders that caused race riots
there were many riots in the ghetto
the commission later released the reports -
Black panther party
black power- a movement in support of rights and political power for black people
created a minority against the US government
fought to establish revolutionary socialism -
civil rights act of 1968
discrimination-the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things
signing a bill that says every person will be treated equally despite color race or gender
helped end segregation -
swann vs charlotte-mecklenberg board of education
desegregation-the ending of a policy of racial segregation
upheld a law that aimed to speed up racial integration
there were many resistances by local leaders -
california vs bakke
affirmative action-an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination
his case was unconstitutional
he yelled racial slurs at african americans
