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Commmittee of Civil Rights
U.S. President Harry Truman's Executive Order 9808
- was instructed to investigate the status of civil rights in the United States and propose measures to strengthen and protect the civil rights of American citizens -
Truman
fifteen-man committee on Civil Rights to recommend new legislation to protect people from discrimination and he intergrated the military so balcks and whites could fight together/; -
Baseball
On April 15, Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers became the first modern day black player to play in the major leagues. -
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Beatniks
youth subculture of the 1950s that rebelled against the mundane horrors of middle class life. -
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Earl Warren Court
trong impact, 1954 Brown decision, 1960s made series of decisions on criminal justice system (Miranda, Escobedo), the political system of states & the definition of individual rights that had a pivotal effect on US politics & society. -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
1954 -
The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated. -
Montgomery, AL
Martin Luther King Jr., began a famous civil rights bus boycott here after Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white passenger. -
Eisenhower
Allied commander in WW2 in Europe; helped plan the D-Day invasion at Normandy; 34th President -
Greensboro, NC
four black freshmen at college launched the "sit-in" movement. They were denied service at a whites-only restaurant (by a black waitress) and decided to protest for equal treatment. -
Eisenhower
a United States federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed someone's attempt to register to vote. -
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SNCC
(Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee)-a group established in 1960 to promote and use non-violent means to protest racial discrimination; they were the ones primarily responsible for creating the sit-in movemenT -
Mapp v. Ohio
Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states (evidence seized illegally cannot be used in court) -
Mississippi
Ole Miss riot of 1962 was fought between Southern segregationist civilians and federal and state forces beginning the night of September 29, 1962; segregationists were protesting the enrollment of James Meredith, a black US military veteran, at the University of Mississippi -
Feminine Mystique
Name of the book by Betty Friedan that discussed the frustration of many women in the 1950's and 1960's who felt they were restricted to their roles of mother and homemaker. -
Alabama
1963 Birmingham movement, was a movement organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans -
March on Washington
to show support for the Civil Rights Bill in Congress. Martin Luther King gave his famous "I have a dream..." speech. 250,000 people attended the rally -
Gideon v. Wainwright
the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford their own attorneys. -
Escobedo v. Illinois
Ruled that a defendant must be allowed access to a lawyer before questioning by police -
24th Amendement
eliminated the poll tax as a prerequisite to vote in national elections -
Civil Rights Act
banned discrimination in public acomodations, prohibited discrimination in any federally assisted program, outlawed discrimination in most employment; enlarged federal powers to protect voting rights and to speed school desegregation; this and the voting rights act helped to give African-Americans equality on paper, and more federally-protected power -
Civil Rights Act
Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination with voting -
Assassination
he former Nation of Islam leader Malcolm X was shot and killed by assassins identified as Black Muslims as he was about to address the Organization of Afro-American Unit -
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Riots
There are many examples such as the New York City Draft Riot (1863) and the Detroit race riot (1943). These riots included not only destroying communities, but killing people as well. -
NOW
National Organization for Women -
Miranda v. Arizona
Supreme Court decision that sets guidelines for police questioning of accused persons to protect them against self-incrimination and to protect their right to counsel. -
Thursgood Marshall
American civil rights lawyer, first black justice on the Supreme Court of the United States -
Assassinations
Martin Luther King, Jr., was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement -
Woodstock
3 day rock concert in upstate N.Y. August 1969, exemplified the counterculture of the late 1960s, nearly 1/2M gather in a 600 acre field -
ERA
(v) to root out, get rid of, destroy completely