Final Exam Study Guide Flashcards
(69 cards)
Brown v Board of Education
landmark supreme court ruling (1954) that officially ruled the segregation of American Public School as unconstitutional
Death of Emmett Till
event (august of 1955) that officially ignited the Civil rights movement
Views that Malcolm X had about how black people should be in society and violence
black separatist; violence should be used to defend themselves
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
first successful act of civil disobedience that results in official charges; led by MLK andothers under name of Montgomery Improvement Association; Rosa Parks
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
organization founded by MLK, Ralph Abernathy, and others in 1957 to better involve black churches in the south to support the movement
Ralph Abernathy
mentor and right hand man to MLK; went everywhere with him and took over after MLKs assasination in 1968
Ella Baker
although she wasnt a very public figure she was important behind the scenes; mother of the civil rights movement
James Bevel
planned the major events and protests of the civil rights movement; responsible for planning both the birmingham protests and teh three attempted marches at selma; brains behind the protests
Medger Evers
NAACP leader from mississippi whose murder in 1963 at the hands of white supremacists further galvanized the civil rigths movement
Fannie Lou Hamer
another activist from Mississippi involved in promoting black voter turnout; also organizes “freedom summer” in Mississippi in 1964
Ann Atwater
later activist from N. Carolina who pushed for the integration of NC schools and convinces KKK leader C P Ellis to renounce the Klan
Greensboro Sit-Ins
feb-hune 1960; Two major sit ins at the JW Woolworths Franchise (different cities); successfu
Birmingham Confrontation
april-may 1963; protesting the violence against black activists in Birmingham; first protest televised live;
March to Selma
march 7-21 1965; catalyst- death of Jimmy lee Jackson; three attempted marches (3rd successful); notable for death for Rev. James Reeb and a landmark act of Civil Rights legislation it inspired
Voting Rights of 1965
atually implements Federal Oversight to make sure that state and local gov do not engage in voter suppression; most far reaching Civil rights legislation in American history
Chavez
founder of the National Farm Workers union; most prominent of all Hispanic American Civil rights acvtivists
Self Determinatino
new policy introduced by Lyndon B johnson; ending the previous termination initiative for good
Alcatraz
former federal prison occupied by Native American college protestors as a means to protest the taking of Native lands in 19th century treaties; 1969-71; peaceful and allowed non native sympathizers on the island
Black Panthers
militant, marxist-leninist Black organization founded in California in 1966; willing to cooperate with White protestors on occasion, but also engaged in occasional shoot-outs with police and the FBI
The Watts Race Riots of 1966
large scale race riot that broke out in a predominantly black neighborhood in Los Angeles Ca; Aug 11-16 1966
Assassination of MLK
occured at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis TN on April 4 1968; James Earl Ray Jr arrested and pleads guilty; later denies
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
congresses resolution to formally enter the US into the already ongoing vietnam War; later referenced in pentagon papers
Tet Offense
four month North Vietnamesses offensive that caught both the Americans and S Vietnamese off guard; caused the US to become far more involved in the war
My Lai Incident/Massacre
1969 incident involving 347-500 vietnamese civilians dying at the hands of US troops; Lt William Calley charged; soldiers spat on
