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Lynching
extrajudicial punishment by an informal group. It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob, often by hanging, in order to punish an alleged transgressor, or to intimidate a minority group. -
13th amendment
abolished slavery in the United States and provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States -
sharecropping
system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on their portion of land. -
Black Codes
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. -
14th amendment
The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws, and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War. -
15th amendment
prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States. -
Plessy V Ferguson
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19th amendment
this amendment gave women the right to vote -
hector P garcia
Founder of the american G.I. Forum -
Civil Disobediance
This is when people would show their disagreement with the law by breaking it peacefully -
Brown v Ferguson
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Orville Faubus
When he started being a politician -
Rosa Parks
Day she didnt give her seat to a white man -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Start of the montgomery bus boycott. ended december 20, 1956 -
Desegragation
Desegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups usually referring to races. This is most commonly used in reference to the United States. -
civil rights act of 1957
the first civil rights legislation passed by Congress in the United States since the 1866 and 1875 Acts. -
Sit ins
four black students from North Carolina A&T College sat down at a Woolworth lunch counter in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. -
Peaceful Protest
This is when people protest things they dont like peacefully -
Cesar Chavez
Wasa civil rights activist who co-founded the national farm workers association -
George Wallace
When george wallace took his oath into office. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
March On washignton -
24th amendment
the United States ratified the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting any poll tax in elections for federal officials. -
Civil rights act of 1964
landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Lester Maddox
Was an american politician from 1967-1971 -
Thurgood Marshall
Start of his associate justice reign -
26th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age.
