WW2 Flashcards
Won election of 1960, he became the youngest person ever elected president of The United States.
John F. Kennedy
In which black and white bus riders traveled together to segregated bus stations in the south
Freedom rides
A massive demonstration for civil rights
March on Washington
Was quickly sworn in as president.
Lyndon B. Johnson
The act banned segregation in public places. It also outlawed discrimination in the workplace on the basis of color, gender, religion, or national origin
Civil rights act of 1964
Which Johnson signed into law in August. This law gave the federal government new powers to protect African Americans voting rights.
Voting rights act of 1965
The program of domestic reforms that he called the Great society
Great society
Movement, which called for African American independence
Black power
Helped inspire the black power movement.
Malcolm X
