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Plessy vs. Ferguson
The supreme court case that made segregation legal (white and black are separate but equal) -
national association for the advancement of colored people
a group civil rights organization that helped african americans get civil rights formed in 1909 -
gandhi
leader of peaceful protest in india during the british rule -
thorea
a famous civil rights writer and philosopher -
randolph
he organized the first african american labor union to try to get equal rights also responsible for ending segregation in the armed forces -
Brown vs. the board of education of topeka
this supreme court case made schools unsegregated and made the plessy vs. Ferguson case obsolete -
emmett till
a boy who insulted a white woman and was brutally tortured for it -
malcolm X
a muslim african american who was a civil rights activist -
rosa parks
a young woman who refused to get up for a white man on a bus -
Dr. martin luther king junior
led the civil rights movement famous for his i have a dream speech -
Montgomery bus boycott
One of the first large scale demonstration against segregation n the U.S people didn't ride the buses for 1 year. this demonstration was inspired by Rosa Parks. -
little rock school integration
9 black students enrolled in a previously all white school in little rock akansas it was a major land mark for black rights. -
the sit-ins
was a peaceful protest were African Americans sat in white only restaurants were usually arrested but eventually made the restaurants change there policy. -
Thurgood marshal
he represented the NAACP and traveled the country getting black activist out of trouble with the law -
freedom rides
the freedom riders were a group of protesters trying to integrate black and white people at bus terminals sparked a revolution and inspired more freedom riders. -
march on Washington
was a peaceful march demonstrating the need for equality during the march martin luther kink said his I have a dream speech. -
march on Birmingham, Alabama
was a peaceful march that ended in protesters being beaten and fire hosed when it ended the city agreed to take town white only signs. -
24th amendment
the 24th amendment stated that any citizen of the U.S has the right to vote -
race riots
there were many race riots all over the U.S were african americans wanted equal rights -
civil rights act of 1964
this was the banning of segregation in public places one of the crowning achievements of the civil rights movement. -
march from selma to montgomery for voting rights
martin luther king organized a march from selma to montgomery they were met with violence from the state authorities they eventually made it and raised awareness of segregation in the south -
voting rights act of 1965
this act was aimed to prevent African Americans from voting denying them there 15th amendment. -
de jure vs. de facto segregation
*de jure segregation enforced by the law de facto segregation segregation in result of economic situation. -
black panther party
a civil rights group that provided food and shelter for needy african americans among other things
