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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. -
13 Amendment
Vanished slavery from the US.nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. -
Sharecropping/tenant Farming
plantation owners were challenged to find help working the lands that slaves had farmed also taking advantage of the slaves desire to own their own farms, plantation owners used arrangements called sharecropping and tenant farming. -
Black codes
laws had the intent the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low debt -
14th amendment
No state shall make any law privileges citizens of the United States; or shall any state make any person of life, liberty, or property less, without due process of law or deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. -
15th amendment
Constitution 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 -
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
Was a constitutional law that uphold states racial segregation law. "separate but equal" it substained the Louisiana Jim Crow law. Which what it said that whites and black can't be together for example drink out of the same water fountain or use the same restroom. -
CORE
are the fundamental beliefs of a person or organization. These guiding principles dictate behavior and can help people understand the difference between right and wrong. -
Desegregation
It was the end of of racial segregation. Where everyone was treated equally. -
Brown v. Board of education
Its the opposite of the Plessy v. ferguson case. Which means that you can't separate people by their race. No matter your race you should have the same rights. -
Thurgood Marshal
He fought for African American rights. He won the Brown v. Board of education case. Which led to the end of racial segregation in public schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
An event in the civil rights movement. Was a protest against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was known for being the woman that sat in the front of the bus where all white sit. She refused to stand up and go to the back after a long day at work. -
Oval Fabus
Orval Fabus was governor of Arkansas. Orval order Arkansas National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling at Central High School. Central High was an all white school only. -
Little rock Nine
Governor Orval Faubus ordered the Arkansas National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling at Central High School. Central High was an all white school. -
Civil rights act of 1957
primarily a voting rights bill, was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress -
Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael was a Trinidadian-American political activist best known for leading the civil rights group SNCC. -
Sit-ins
It means to attend a meeting without taking active part of it. Its a place as a form of protest. -
Affirmative Action
practices, and procedures that ensure that all qualified applicants and employees are receiving an equal opportunity for selection advancement and every other term and privilege associated with employment. -
Cesar Chavez
Was known for making people gain better working conditions for the thousands of workers who owned farms for low wages and under severe conditions. -
Betty Friedan
American feminist best known for her book The Feminine Mystique, which talked about the causes of the frustrations of modern women in traditional roles. She also helped improve woman right. -
Martin Luther King
Martin luther King delivered a speech to a lot of people about 250,000 people. It was a speech that a lot of people remember.It was one of the best ones. -
March on Washington
Was led by Martin Luther King.It was were the speech "i have a dream" was presented . It was protesting about segregation. -
Civil rights of 1964
which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin -
Jim Crow Laws
laws require racial segregation in the US. laws were enforced in different states between 1876 and 1965 Jim Crow laws provided a systematic legal basis for segregating and discriminating against African Americans -
Voting rights act of 1965
aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment -
Watts Riots
an African-American motorist was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving. A minor roadside argument broke out, and then escalated into a fight. -
non-violent protes
Non violent protest meant that people can protest about what the beloved but without doing any harm or using violent verbal language. -
Black Panthers
Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, African American revolutionary party, founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. The party's original purpose was to patrol African American neighbourhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality. -
George Wallace
Was a Governor in Alabama.was a politician and the 45th Governor of Alabama served two nonconsecutive terms and two consecutive terms as a Democrat -
Hector P. Garcia
He was the first Mexican American member of the US civil rights. Also he fought for Hispanic-American rights.He was awarded the medal of freedom -
Lynching
The last officially recorded lynching in the United States occurred in 1968. However, many consider the 1998 death of James Byrd in Jasper, Texas, at the hands of three whites who hauled him behind their pick-up truck with a chain, a later instance. -
Tittle IX
"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." -
Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox was the man who refused black customers in his restaurant.Itv was located in Atlanta. He was also a governor who was against the civil right and was also racist.
