Unit 10: The Civil Rights Movement Flashcards
affirmative action
a policy that seeks to correct the effects of past discrimination by favoring the groups who were previously disadvantaged
Brown v. Board of Education
a 1954 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that “separate but equal” education for black and white students was unconstitutional
Civil Rights Act of 1964
a law that banned discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, or religion in public places and most workplaces.
de facto segregation
racial separation established by practice and custom, not by law
de jure segregation
racial separation established by law
March on Washington 1963
a massive protest march that occurred in August 1963 that protested political and social injustices of African American
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
an organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement
24th Amendment
outlawed poll taxes that were required to vote
Voting Rights Act of 1965
a law that made it easier for African Americans to register to vote by eliminating discriminatory literacy
tests and authorizing federal examiners to enroll voters denied at the local level
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
an organization founded in 1909 to promote full racial equality.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
an organization formed in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other leaders to work for civil rights through nonviolent means
