Civil Rights Flashcards
Rosa parks
She refused to give her seat up to a white man. She got arrested.
Montgomery bus boycott
It was when thousands of black people didn’t ride the bus for almost a year.
Martin Luther king jr
A young Baptist minister
Sit-in
A demonstration in which protesters sit and refuse to leave.
SNCC
They trained protesters.
Linda brown
She is a teacher.
John F. Kennedy
He was president of the United States of America.
Freedom rides
Black and white bus travelers traveled to segregated bus stations as a protest.
March on Washington
It was where MLK JR gave his I have a dream speech.
Lyndon B. Johnson
He was president after JFK was assassinated.
Civil rights act of 1964
The act banned segregation in public places.
Voting rights act of 1965
It was when they legalized voting rights for African Americans.
Great society
Program of domestic reforms
Black power
It called for African American independence.
Malcom x
He helped inspire the black power movement.
