Jacob Huynh - Civil Rights Movement Flashcards
Martin Luther King Jr.
One of the six prominent figures of the Civil Rights Movement. Well known for his ‘I have a dream’ speech.
Rosa Parks
An African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. After being arrested, the Montgomery bus boycott was organized.
Malcolm X
An influential African American Civil Rights advocate who believed in black power and self-defense.
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
SNCC (Snick)
Student non-violent coordinating committee
CORE
Congress of Racial Equality - An organization created in 1942 by James Leonard Farmer to work for racial equality.
SCLC
Southern Christian Leadership Conference - A group led by Martin Luther King Jr, to inform fellow African Americans about changes in the Civil Rights Movement.
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
An amendment that prohibited Congress and states preventing someone voting based on race.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
An act created to end the discriminatory voting practices adopted by many southern states.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
An act created to end racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers.
Sit-in
A form of nonviolent protest where a person sits and refuses to leave.
Boycott
A form of nonviolent protest where a group of people do not interact with a commercial organization for a cause.
Jim Crow Laws
Laws created to promote the segregation of blacks from whites.
Brown vs Board of Education
A court case that declared state school segregation laws unconstitutional.
Little Rock Nine
A group of nine African American students who first integrated to a public school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
