human rights Flashcards
social studies
Abraham Lincoln
16th president of the USA in 1861, issuing the emancipiton proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the confedaracy
Martin Luther King Jr
Leader of Civil Rights Leader and doption of nonviolent resistance to achieve equal rights for Black Americans
Rosa Parks
Known as the mother of the civil rights movement because she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man
Bull Connor
Ardent segeragation who served for 22 years as a comisoner of public safety. Enforced legal racial segreation in Birmingham
George Floyd
African American man who was murdered in 2020 by a white police as a suspect of a $20 counterfiet bill used in store
Ahmaud Arbery
A 25 year old black man who was jogging in broad daylight and got shot by 2 men
American Civil War
Americas worst ever war, putting the union army againist the confederate states of America ( 1861-65 ). It was caused due to slavery states vs federal rights and election of Abraham Lincoln
Brown vs Board Of Education
In 1954 a supreme court case that declared racial segeration in public schools, overturning ‘seperate but equal’. It was a key movement in the Civil Rights Movement
Central High School, Little Rock Nine
In Arkansas the central high school is known for little rock nine, who interegated the school in 1957 amid strong opposition for civil rights and had to be escorted by security
Emancipition Proclamation
Issued by Lincoln on Jan 1st 1863, declared enslaved people in confederate states to be free
Montgamery Bus Boycott
Started in Dec 1955 after Rosa Parks was arrested. African Americans refused to use buses for a year leading to supreme court ruling that ended bus segeration
Birmingham Campaign
In 1963 sought to end segeration in Alabama. Led by Martin Luther King Jr protests and sit ends drew national attention to the civil rights struggle
The March on Washington
The March on Washington was on August 28, 1963, with over 250,000 people advocating for civil rights, featuring Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
United Nations Decleration On Human Rights
1948 document that defines rights, freedom and promoting dignity for all people
Seperate but equal
Justified racial segeration claiming seperate facilities were equal. It was upheld in Plessy vs Ferguson and overturned by Brown vs Board
Segeration
Enforced segeration of different racial or ethic groups in various aspects of life such as schools, housing and public facilities
Desgeration
Process of ending the seperation of racial or ethic groups especially in schools
Intergration
Process of combining different racial or ethnic groups into a single system or community promoting equality and inclusion
NAACP - National association for the advacement of coloured people
A civil rights movement founded in 1909 to fight racial discrimination and promote social justice
Jim crow laws
State and local laws statues that enforced racial segeration in the southern USA from the late 19th century until the 1960s
War registration
Process by which eligible citizens sign up to vote in elections often involving providing personal information and proof of identity
BLM
A movement that advocates racial justice aganist police violence towards black individuals showing the importance of Black lives and adressing systemic racism - 2013
Amensty International
Global human rights organisation that campaigns to protest individuals rights, promote justice and prevent abuses world wide
Prisoners of conscience
Individuals that are jailed for their beliefs or opinions, often political or religious without comitting crime
