-
Period: to
unit 10
-
14th amendment
" All born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are ciitizens of the United States and of the state wherin they reside." -
15th amendment
granted african american men the right to vote by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -
cim crow laws
state and local lawn that mandated racial segregation -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Was the longest serving First Lady of the U.S. holding the post from 1933 to 1945 during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office -
Plessy V. Furguson
U.S. Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the U.S., upholding the constituionality of state laws requiring racial segrigation in publis facilities under the doctrine of "seperate but equal" -
Thurgood Marshall
An Assiciate Justice of the U.S. Supreme court, he was the Courts 96th justice and its first African-American justice -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Often Refered to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States, a position he got after his service as the 37th Vice President of the U.S. -
NAACP
the nations oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots based on civil rights -
Orval Faubus
Was the 36th Governer of Arkansas, best known for his 1957 stand against the desegregation of the Little Rock School District during the Little Rock Crisis -
Rosa Parks
African American Civil Rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights", and " the mother of the freedom movement". -
Hector P. Garcia
Was a Mexican American physician, surgean, WW2 veteran, civil rights advocate and founder of the American G.I. Forum. -
George Wallace
An American politician and the 45th governor of Alabama.. -
19th amendment
the 19th amendment guarentees all American women the right to vote. -
Betty Friedan
Was and American writer, activist, and feminist. She was a leader in the Women's Movement in the U.S. -
Cesar Chavez
He was an American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist, whi, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Was an American activist, and leader in the African- American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advanced of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience.. -
league of united latin american citizens
was created to combat the discrimination that hispanics faced in the U.S. -
Social Security
the act was an attempt to limit what were seen as dangers in the modern American life, including old age, poverty, unemployment, and the burdens of windows and fatherless children. -
Dolores Huerta
Was a labor worker and civil rights activist who, along with Cesar Chavez, co-founded the National Farmworkers Association. -
March on Washington Movement
formed as a tool to organize a mass march on washington D.C. , designed to pressure the U.S. government into desegregating the armed forces and providing fair working opportunities for african americans -
Federal Housing Authority
insured loans made by banks and other private lenders for home building and home buying. -
Barbara Jordan
Barbara Jordan was an American polititian and a leader of the Civil Rights movement. She was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconsruction. -
congress of racial equality
civil rights organization that played a pivotal role for blacks in the civil rights movement -
Mendez V. Westminister
A federal court case that challenged recial segregation in Orange County, California schools. Said that segregation of Mexican Americans and Mexican students into seperate "Mexican Schools" was unconstitutional. -
Sweatt V. Painter
A court case that successfully challenged the "seperate but equal" doctrine -
Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
The Supreme court handed down one of its monumental decisions by outlawing segregation in public education -
Hernandez V. Texas
Was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that decided that Mexican Americans and all other racial groups in the U.S. had equal protection under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution -
Sonia Sotomayor
An Associate Justice of the U.S., the Courts 111th justice, its first Hispanic justice, and it's third female justice. -
civil rights movement
aimed at outlawing racial descrimination against black americans -
mongomery bus boycott
was a political and scocial protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation -
the civil rights act of 1957
was the first civil rights legislation enacted by the congress in the united states since reconstruction rollowing the American civil war -
student nonviolent leadership commite e
it emerged from a series of student meetings led by Ella Baker -
non violent protests
protesting with signs and marches, if one got hit he wouldnt hit back -
militant protests
violent protests -
Affirmative Action
was signed by John F Kennedy and was used to promote actions that chiee non-discrimination -
24th amendment
prohibits both congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payement of a poll tax or other types of tax. -
Great Society
A set of domestic programs in the United States announced by President Lyndon B. Johnson at Ohio University and subsequently promoted by him and fellow Democrats in Congress in the 1960s. The main goals of the great society social reforms were the eimination of poverty and racial injustice. -
the civil rights act of 1964
outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities, and women. -
Head start program
originally conceived as a catch- up summer shool program that would teach low- income children in a few weeks what they needed to know to start kindergarten. -
Medicare
Congress created Medicare under Title XVIII of the Social Securtiy Act to provide health insurance to people age 65 and older, regardless of income or medical history. -
Upward Bound
the program was launched after the enaactment of the Higher Education Act. it has an annual budget around $250,000,000 -
united farm workers organizing commitee
forged our of unity between filipino american and mexican american farm workers in the great 1965-1970 strike against the grape growers in Delano california. -
black panther
achieved narional and international notoriety through its involvment in the black power movement -
national organization for women (NOW)
contributing members set up for the advancement of women. -
25th amendment
in case of the removal of the President from office or of his death, the Vice President shall become President... -
American Indian Movement
and organization in the united States with an agenda that focuses on spirituality, leadership, and sovereignty. -
southern christian leadership conference
with the goal of redeering " the soul of america" through nonviolent resistance -
Tinker V. Des Moines
Was a desicion by th U.S. Supreme Court that defied the consttutional rights of students in U.S. public schools. -
Raza Unida party
an american political party centered on chicano nationalism. -
26th amendment
the right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denies of abridged by the United States or any state on account of age. -
Edgewood ISD V. Kirby
A landmark case concerning public school finnance. In Travis County on behalf of the Edgewood Independent School District, San Antonio, citing discrimination against students in poor school districts
