Civil Rights Flashcards
he fought to end racial inequality through brown v board and was the first African American Supreme Court justice
Thurgood Marshall
gave citizenship and due process
14 amendment
this has resulted in more minorities and women in politics
civil rights movement
his approach to civil rights was more violent, more militant
Malcolm x
the civil rights act of 1964 stopped discrimination
work place
not plowing an unjust law
civil disobedience
an effort by LBJ to help the poor through programs like Medicare, and head start, helped to decrease like poverty rate
Great society
these programs were begun to give economic opportunities to women and minorities
title IX and affirmative action
Latino organization
Lulac
they were a more violent civil rights group, believing non violence was too slow
black panthers
to seperate the races
segregation
13th amendment
end slavey
the amendment expanded political rights by giving 18 years olds the right to vote
26 amendment
this makes sure that civil rights are still being ensured
southern poverty law center
African American civil rights organization begun in the 1909 / WEB debois
NAACP
amendment that gave women the right to vote
19 amendment
1954 court car that overturns please to make education more equitable, overturned “seperate but equal”
brown b board
in 1948, president Truman desegregated the
armed forces
civil rights organization for American Indians
Aim
these were eliminated with the 24th amendment in 1964
poll taxes
bringing racial groups together
integration
these laws called for the separation of the races
Jim Crow
considered the beginning of the civil rights movement in 1955, headed by MLK, jr
Bus Boycott
this 1965 act outlawed literacy tests
voting rights
