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Black Codes
Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866, after the Civil War. These laws had the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt. -
Pleassy v. Ferguson
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Thurgood Marshall
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Orville Faubus
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Rosa Parks
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Hector P. Garcia
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Lester Maddox
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George Wallace
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Cesar Chavez
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MLK Jr.
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Civil Disobedience
the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest. -
Brown v. Ferguson
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Jim Crow Laws
state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States. -
Desegregation
the process of ending the separation of two groups usually referring to races. This is most commonly used in reference to the United States. -
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Montgumery Bus Boycott
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Sit Ins
a form of protest in which demonstrators occupy a place, refusing to leave until their demands are met. -
Non Violent Protest
is the practice of achieving goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, satyagraha, or other methods, without using violence.
