Chapter 45 Flashcards
Organized by CORE these were designed to test weather southern states were complying with the Supreme Court ruling that segregation was illegal in interstate transportation
Freedom riders
The first 9 African American students at Central high school
Little rock Nine
This was the most important civil rights legislation passed since reconstruction
The civil right act
What was the protest tactic used in “whites only” places where protestors would sit down and refuse to move
Sit ins
A 1964 campaign by CORE and SNCC to register black voters ,in Mississippi
Freedom summer
Dr. King gave his “ I have a dream” speech
March on Washington, D.C.
What was the event that followed Rosa Parks decision not to give up her seat on the bus to a white person
Montgomery bus boycott
These laws were stared after the civil war
Jim Crow laws
First African American to enroll at the university of Mississippi who was a major influence on Martin Luther king, SNCC, SCLC, NAACP by keeping the movement nonviolent resistance
James Meredith
Method used to stop black voters
Disenfranchise
Political acts, including protester of all types, designed to have an immediate impact
Direct action
Robinson first black person to play Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson
Nonviolent refusal to obey a law that the protestor considers to be unjust
Civil disobedience
Tactic used to prevent legislative action
Filibuster
Dr. King is arrested and writes a famous letter
Birmingham
