civil rights Flashcards
(42 cards)
Supreme Court decision that stated that the Jim Crow laws did not break the 14th Amendment
plessy vs ferguson
three-word statement from Plessy vs Ferguson
separate but equal
laws that segregated blacks and whites
jim crow laws
What big event started the civil rights movement
ww2
Who was the 1st black Supreme Court justice and a NAACP lawyer?
thurgood martial
Who was the boy who was tortured to death
emmet bobo till
who was emmet bobo till’s cousin
curtis jones
who was emmet bobo till’s grandfather
moss wright
What is the significant political event of the 20th century
Brown vs the board of edecuation
who was the girl who sued the board of edectaion
linda brown
what two states had total resistance towards the brown vs board of eduacation
missispi and georgia
What was the group of 9 African American students who decided to integrate in the highschool
little rock 9
who refused to give up their seat that lead to the bus boycott
rosa parks
what city amd state did the bus boycott take place
montgomery alabama
who was the actual 1st to not give up their seat but was not chosen as the face of the movement due to being a pregnant teen
claudette colvin
who was the 26 year old paster that gave “i had a dream “ speach
dr martin luther king
what was the 1967 court that ended the interracial marriage band
Loving vs virginia
who was the two people suing virginia
Richard loving and mildred
who was the president through 1960-63
JFk
who was the president through 1963-1968
lyndon b johnson
what was the name for nonviolent resistance
soulforce
What four people’s teachings did Soulforce reference to
jesus(love ones enemies
mehandas ghandi( peacfull protest agianst oppresion
henry David thoreau (civil disobedience
philip randolph(labor organizer
What does SCLC stand for
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
What does SNCC stand for
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee