Civil Wrights and Kennedy Assasination Flashcards
(71 cards)
stated separate but equal WAS constitutional
Plessy vs. Ferguson
stated that in the field of education, separate but equal WAS NOT constitutional
Brown vs. Board of Education
equal access to public facilities, equal access to public accommodations, moved literacy tests to a 6th grade level and created the EEOC
Civil Rights Act of 1964
eliminated the literacy tests
Voting Rights Act of 1965
provides citizenship
14th Amendment
right to vote
15th Amendment
King’s organization in charge of the Birmingham March
SCLC
organization that represented Linda Brown and Little Rock 9 and achieved change through the courts
NAACP
in charge of the Sit Ins
SNCC
in charge of the Freedom Rides
CORE
advocated for the separation of the races
Black Muslims
militant organization that assisted blacks in the ghettos
Black Panthers
Name given to Gandhi’s non-violent movement
Satyagraha
non-violent, non-cooperation, constant persistence, economic impact, press
5 elements of Satyagraha
catch phrase by Stokely Carmichael to promote black pride
Black Power
tactic used by SNCC to integrate the lunch counters
Sit Ins
tactic used by CORE to for the Supreme Court to integrate federal bussing
Freedom Rides
March to support the proposed the Civil Rights Bill
March on Washington
tactic used to integrate public transportation in Montgomery following Rosa Parks incident
Montgomery Bus Boycott
101 Southern Congressional members openly denouncing Earl Warren’s decision to integrate the schools
Southern Manifesto
tactic used to promote the proposed Voting Rights Bill
Selma March
tactic used to integrate all aspects of Birmingham segregation
Birmingham March
children marching in Birmingham to continue the efforts started by adults
Children’s March
4 little girls die in a church bombing 18 days after the March on Washington
Birmingham Church Bombing
